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A Republic of Texas defensive post built in the fall of 1836 by Colonel [[Robert M. Coleman]] and manned by Texas Rangers. The fort consisted of two blockhouses and a number of cabins enclosed within a stockade.
A Republic of Texas defensive post built in the fall of 1836 by Colonel [[Robert M. Coleman]] and manned by Texas Rangers. 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 located in he 5200 block of Martin Luther king Jr. Blvd. between Old Fort Hill Drive and Russet Hill Drive.
Marked only by a State Historical Marker located in the 5200 block of Martin Luther king Jr. Blvd. between Old Fort Hill Drive and Russet Hill Drive.
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Revision as of 09:13, 12 February 2015

Fort Colorado (1836-1838) - A Texas Ranger post built in the fall of 1836 by Colonel Robert M. Coleman. One of a string of defensive posts built by the Republic of Texas. Also known as Camp Coleman, Fort Coleman, Coleman's Fort, Fort Houston.

Fort Colorado Drawing
Fort Colorado Marker
Fort Colorado Marker Locale

Fort Colorado History

A Republic of Texas defensive post built in the fall of 1836 by Colonel Robert M. Coleman and manned by Texas Rangers. The fort consisted of two blockhouses and a number of cabins enclosed within a stockade.

Current Status

Marked only by a State Historical Marker located in the 5200 block of Martin Luther king Jr. Blvd. between Old Fort Hill Drive and Russet Hill Drive.


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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 (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

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Visited: 9 Nov 2011