Fort Colorado: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
{| | {| | ||
| | | | ||
<googlemap lat="30.263664" lon="-97.656269" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="30.263664" lon="-97.656269" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 30.263664, -97.656269 | (F) 30.263664, -97.656269 | ||
Fort Colorado<br>(1836-1838) | |||
(M) 30.286565, -97.67422 | |||
Fort Colorado Marker | |||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
|valign="top"| | |valign="top"| | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 5 November 2011
Fort Colorado (1836-1838) - Built in the fall of 1836 by Colonel Robert M. Coleman. One of a string of defensive posts built by the Republic of Texas. The fort was manned by Texas Rangers. Also known as Camp Coleman, Fort Coleman, Coleman's Fort, Fort Houston.
 |
|
Fort Colorado History
The fort consisted of two blockhouses and a number of cabins enclosed within a stockade.
Current Status
Marked only by a State Historical Marker.
|
{"selectable":false,"width":"500"} |
Location: Located west of Walnut Creek and 2.5 miles northeast of the Montopolis Bridge on the north Bank of the Colorado River in Austin, Texas (Map location approximate) Maps & Images Lat: 30.263664 Long: -97.656269 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 758
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 146
Links:
Visited: No
Fort Colorado Picture Gallery
|
Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |