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'''Location:''' Just west of Fink, a few miles from Lake Texoma, Texas. | '''Location:''' Just west of Fink, a few miles from Lake Texoma, Texas. Map location not accurate. | ||
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* Elevation: | * Elevation: | ||
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* {{Pierce}}, page 80 | * {{Pierce}}, page 80 | ||
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/qcf19.html The Handbook of Texas OnLine] | * [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/qcf19.html The Handbook of Texas OnLine] | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 7 July 2007
Fort Johnston (1) (1840-1841) - Established in 1840 by Republic of Texas 1st Infantry companies D and E under the command of John Holliday and named (probably) for Albert Sidney Johnston.
Fort Johnston (1) History
Current Status
Only a road marker remains.
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Location: Just west of Fink, a few miles from Lake Texoma, Texas. Map location not accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 33.802366 Long: -96.687884 |
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 80
- The Handbook of Texas OnLine
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