Fort Stockton in Pecos County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
"The Old Fort"
Photographed by James Hulse, July 3, 2022
1. "The Old Fort" Marker
Inscription.
"The Old Fort". . This important Indian Wars Fort was active from 1867 to 1886. It was strategically placed at Comanche Springs to protect the San Antonio to El Paso mail, freight wagons, cattle drives and immigrants. The United States Army was charged by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to stop devastating raids into Mexico by Apache, Comanche, and Kiowa tribes, who traveled the infamous Comanche War Trail, which coursed south by this site. At its completion, the Fort comprised over thirty buildings, five of which were enlisted men's barracks and were placed on a north-south line, two of which have been reconstructed on original foundations. Both are open to the public and house the Fort Visitor Center and Museum. Kitchens were built behind the barracks, as well as two stables, which held 100 horses each. The one newly-constructed in 1868 was described by a reporter as, "The finest in the state.", Captions , Upper Center: L Troop Moving - 1884 , Lower Left: Enlisted Men's Barracks , Lower Right: Officer's Quarters #5
This important Indian Wars Fort was active from 1867 to 1886. It was strategically placed at Comanche Springs to protect the San Antonio to El Paso mail, freight wagons, cattle drives and immigrants. The United States Army was charged by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to stop devastating raids into Mexico by Apache, Comanche, and Kiowa tribes, who traveled the infamous Comanche War Trail, which coursed south by this site. At its completion, the Fort comprised over thirty buildings, five of which were enlisted men's barracks and were placed on a north-south line, two of which have been reconstructed on original foundations. Both are open to the public and house the Fort Visitor Center and Museum. Kitchens were built behind the barracks, as well as two stables, which held 100 horses each. The one newly-constructed in 1868 was described by a reporter as, "The finest in the state."
30° 53.182′ N, 102° 52.587′ W. Marker is in Fort Stockton, Texas, in Pecos County. It is at the intersection of East 2nd Street and North Rooney Street, on the right when traveling west on East 2nd Street. The marker is located along the street near the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Stockton TX 79735, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Texas. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
More about this marker. There is a duplicate of this marker on the other side of the fort.
Also see . . . 1. Historic Fort Stockton. Website homepage (Submitted on November 28, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, July 3, 2022
2. "The Old Fort" Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, July 3, 2022
3. The view of the "The Old Fort" and Marker from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
