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=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
Fort Cibolo was constructed of 3 to 4 foot thick adobe walls with circular watch towers at two corners. The post was used by detachments of U.S. Soldiers from [[Fort Davis (1)]] and [[Fort Leaton]]. | |||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Reconstructed and restored. Map location is for the town of Shafter, local directions are needed. | |||
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<googlemap lat="29.8192" lon="-104.307332" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap lat="29.8192" lon="-104.307332" zoom="16" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 29.8192, -104.307332, | (F) 29.8192, -104.307332, Fort Cibolo | ||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Northwest of Shafter, Texas. Map location is for the town of Shafter, local directions are needed. | ||
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'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-sw.html#cibolo North American Forts - Fort Cibolo] | |||
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Fort Cibolo (1857-18??) - A private fort established in 1857 as the headquarters of the Milton Faver ranching empire that covered Presidio County, Texas. Named after Cibolo Creek. Also known as El Fortin de Cibolo and Fort Big Springs Cibolo. Fort Cibolo HistoryFort Cibolo was constructed of 3 to 4 foot thick adobe walls with circular watch towers at two corners. The post was used by detachments of U.S. Soldiers from Fort Davis (1) and Fort Leaton. Current StatusReconstructed and restored. Map location is for the town of Shafter, local directions are needed.
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