Details for Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507019986

Data

Marker Number 19986
Atlas Number 5507019986
Marker Title Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap
Index Entry Fort Belknap, Two Miles Southwest to
Address US 380
City Newcastle
County Young
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 524140
UTM Northing 3670963
Subject Codes
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location US 380 at FM 61, west side of the intersection, south of Newcastle
Private Property No
Marker Condition
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker
Marker Text Two miles southwest to Fort Belknap. Established in 1850 - The largest military post in Northern Texas - Until the Civil War the first county seat of Young County - A station on the Southern Overland Mail Line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco 1858-1861

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