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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1836-1838)''' - Built in the fall of 1836 by Col. Robert M. Coleman . One of a string of defensive posts built by the Republic of Texas. The fort was manned by Texas Rangers. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1836-1838)''' - Built in the fall of 1836 by Col. Robert M. Coleman . One of a string of defensive posts built by the Republic of Texas. The fort was manned by Texas Rangers. | ||
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=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
The fort consisted of two blockhouses and a number of cabins enclosed within a stockade. | |||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Marked only by a State Historical Marker. | Marked only by a State Historical Marker. | ||
Revision as of 21:07, 28 June 2007
Fort Colorado (1836-1838) - Built in the fall of 1836 by Col. Robert M. Coleman . One of a string of defensive posts built by the Republic of Texas. The fort was manned by Texas Rangers.
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.
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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 Maps & Images Lat: 30.263664 Long: -97.656269 |
Sources:
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 146
- The Handbook of Texas OnLine
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