Near Newcastle in Young County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

1. Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine Marker

Inscription.
Best preserved of the original structures at Fort Belknap. The fort, named for its builder, Brig. Gen. W.G. Belknap (1794-1851), was one of the frontier posts placed by the Federal government along a line from the Red River to the Rio Grande to guard settlers from Indians, soon after Texas joined the Union. This was one of 9 stone and 7 picket houses on the site by 1853. Restored by the State of Texas in 1936.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962

Erected 1962 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3729.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 33° 9.095′ N, 98° 44.446′ W. Marker is near Newcastle, Texas, in Young County. It can be reached from Farm to Market Road 61 south of Thompson Road. Marker is located inside Fort Belknap park mounted on the front wall of the magazine building; the above directions are to the entrance of the park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newcastle TX 76372, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Camp Belknap, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Robert S. Neighbors (within shouting distance

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

of this marker); Fort Belknap (within shouting distance of this marker); Tonkawa Scouts, C.S.A. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel William C. Young (about 300 feet away); Fort Belknap Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Butterfield Overland Stages (about 500 feet away); Military Road (Fort Belknap - Fort Phantom Hill) (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newcastle.

Also see . . . Fort Belknap. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on April 2, 2016.)

Fort Belknap Powder Magazine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

2. Fort Belknap Powder Magazine

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

3. Fort Belknap Powder Magazine

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.