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The post was abandoned on 1 Dec 1855. | The post was abandoned on 1 Dec 1855. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Ruins only | The site is on private property and not open to the public. Ruins only, a marker is said to be located south of the site on FM 534 about 3.5 miles northwest of Dinero in Live Oak County, Texas. The marker was not located. | ||
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Fort Merrill<br>(1850–1855) | |||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Approximately three miles northwest of Dinero in Live Oak County, Texas. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-south.html#merrill North American Forts - Fort Merrill] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-south.html#merrill North American Forts - Fort Merrill] | ||
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbf37 The Handbook of Texas OnLine] | * [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbf37 The Handbook of Texas OnLine] | ||
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Revision as of 19:10, 30 November 2011
Fort Merrill (1850–1855) - A U.S. Army post established in 1850, by Captain Samuel M. Plummer and companies H and K of the 1st U.S. Infantry and named after Captain Moses E. Merrill, who was killed in the Mexican War, 8 Sep 1847. Abandoned in 1855.
Fort Merrill History
A U.S. Army post established 1 Mar 1850, by Captain Samuel M. Plummer and companies H and K of the 1st U.S. Infantry.
The post was built out as a two company open plan fort with a single large 16' by 80' enlisted barracks. The barracks had two 16' by 40' rooms for the enlisted troops. There were four officer quarters, one of which was designated as the commanders quarters. Other major buildings included a hospital, adjutants office, blacksmith shop, quartermaster buildings and a corral.
The post was abandoned on 1 Dec 1855.
Current Status
The site is on private property and not open to the public. Ruins only, a marker is said to be located south of the site on FM 534 about 3.5 miles northwest of Dinero in Live Oak County, Texas. The marker was not located.
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Location: Approximately three miles northwest of Dinero in Live Oak County, Texas. Maps & Images Lat: 28.2591 Long: -98.0108 |
Sources:
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 156
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, Page 164
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Visited: Locale 30 Nov 2011
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