Near Savoy in Fannin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Fort Warren

(Site Six Miles North)

Photographed By Jason Armstrong, February 26, 2022

1. Fort Warren Marker

Inscription. First settlement and fort In Fannin County. Built in 1836 by Abel Warren, Indian trader from Arkansas, to protect his trading post. Constructed of bois d'arc wood, the structure had a two-story guardhouse at all four corners. Kiowa, Tonkawa, Caddo, Wichita and other Indians came here to trade furs for paint, knives and trinkets.

In Civil War, Fort Warren was a transport and food supply center, where goods were sent to Confederate Indian refugees and troops in Indian Territory (to the north) and to soldiers in Louisiana and Arkansas.

Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 8888.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Native Americans • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 33° 35.724′ N, 96° 21.087′ W. Marker is near Savoy, Texas, in Fannin County. Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 56 and County Highway 4015, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 56. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savoy TX 75479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Savoy Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Little Jordan Cemetery

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Bells (approx. 3½ miles away); Ector Lodge No. 687, A. F. & A. M. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Congressman Sam Rayburn (approx. 8½ miles away); Sam Rayburn House (approx. 8½ miles away); Dr. Tom Douglas Spies (approx. 8.9 miles away).

Fort Warren Looking North image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Armstrong, February 26, 2022

2. Fort Warren Looking North

Directional Sign and Marker number. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Armstrong, February 26, 2022

3. Directional Sign and Marker number.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.