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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1840-1841)''' - Established early in 1840 by Capt. [[Thomas N. B. Greer]], "Boggy and Trinity Rangers", as [[Fort Erwin]] named after the settlement. The name was later changed to Fort Boggy after the nearby creek. Capt. Greer was killed in 1841 and the fort was abandoned. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1840-1841)''' - Established early in 1840 by Capt. [[Thomas N. B. Greer]], "Boggy and Trinity Rangers", as [[Fort Erwin]] named after the settlement. The name was later changed to Fort Boggy after the nearby creek. Capt. Greer was killed in 1841 and the fort was abandoned. | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
The fort was 75 yards square, enclosed two blockhouses, eleven dwellings and 75 people by the end of 1840. The Republic of Texas authorized the formation of a military company for the fort, lead by Capt. Thomas Greer, 1st Lt. Tom Middleton, 2nd Lt. Elisha Whitten, and Ensign John Byrns. | The fort was 75 yards square, enclosed two, two story blockhouses, eleven dwellings and 75 people by the end of 1840. The Republic of Texas authorized the formation of a military company for the fort, lead by Capt. Thomas Greer, 1st Lt. Tom Middleton, 2nd Lt. Elisha Whitten, and Ensign John Byrns. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 19 July 2007
Fort Boggy (1840-1841) - Established early in 1840 by Capt. Thomas N. B. Greer, "Boggy and Trinity Rangers", as Fort Erwin named after the settlement. The name was later changed to Fort Boggy after the nearby creek. Capt. Greer was killed in 1841 and the fort was abandoned.
Fort Boggy History
The fort was 75 yards square, enclosed two, two story blockhouses, eleven dwellings and 75 people by the end of 1840. The Republic of Texas authorized the formation of a military company for the fort, lead by Capt. Thomas Greer, 1st Lt. Tom Middleton, 2nd Lt. Elisha Whitten, and Ensign John Byrns.
Current Status
The area around the fort is now Fort Boggy State Park and the site of the fort is identified by a marker.
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Location: About 2.5 miles north of Leona, Texas, in Fort Boggy State Park. Maps & Images Lat: 31.1939 Long: -95.9829 |
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 20
- Fort Boggy State Park
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