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Fort Johnston (1840-1841) - Established in 1840 by Republic of Texas 1st Infantry companies D and E under the command of John Holliday and named (probably) for Albert Sidney Johnston.

Fort Johnston History

Current Status

Only a road marker remains.

Location: Just west of Fink, a few miles from Lake Texoma, Texas. Map location not accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 33.802366 Long: -96.687884 Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth Wiki Mapping from WikiMapia Mapping from Bing Elevation:

Sources:

• Pierce, Gerald S., Texas Under Arms:The Camps, Posts, Forts & Military Towns of the Republic of Texas 1836-1846, Encino Press, Austin TX, 1969, ISBN/ASIN: B0006CYB9I, page 80
• The Handbook of Texas OnLine

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