| Marker Number |
3374 |
| Atlas Number |
5503003374 |
| Marker Title |
Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft. Phantom Hill) |
| Index Entry |
Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft. Phantom Hill) |
| Address |
SH 251, S of Newcaslte |
| City |
Newcastle |
| County |
Young |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
524024 |
| UTM Northing |
3668054 |
| Subject Codes |
roads; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Fort Belknap Grounds, 3 mi s. of Newscastle on SH 251. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Past this point extended a military road surveyed in 1849 by Colonel J. E. Johnson who was detailed by the U.S. War Department to locate the most feasible route from Red River to El Paso. From 1851 to 1854 it connected two frontier forts, Belknap and Phantom Hill, 73 miles apart. Traveled 1858 to 1861 by stages of the Butterfield line which connected St. Louis and San Francisco. |
