Fort Chadbourne

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Fort Chadbourne was a frontier fort established by the United States Army in what is now Coke County, Texas.

It was established October 28, 1852, to protect the western frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail route. It was manned by the 8th U.S. Infantry. During the early days of the American Civil War, the fort surrendered to the Confederates on February 28, 1861.

Fort Chadbourne is a Texas State Historical site and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#73001962) in 1973.

The small community of Fort Chadbourne, Texas, is a few miles to the southwest.

7th Graders usually go here for their Texas Field Trip.

[edit] Sources

• Davis, Charles C. "Fort Chadbourne". Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. (accessed August 22, 2006).

[edit] External links

• USGS GNIS: Fort Chadbourne

• Fort Chadbourne is at coordinates 32°02′05″N 100°14′41″W / 32.0345822, -100.2448170 (Fort Chadbourne)Coordinates: 32°02′05″N 100°14′41″W / 32.0345822, -100.2448170 (Fort Chadbourne)