Old Stone Fort (3)

Old Stone Fort (3) (1789-1865) - First established in 1789 as a Spanish trading post and settler defense at present day Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Used during the Texas War of Independence and the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned as a defense at the end of the U.S. Civil War in 1865. Torn down in 1902 and rebuilt in 1936 as the Old Stone Fort Museum on the present day campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. Also known as Camp Nacogdoches and Fort Nacogdoches. File:Old Stone Fort ca. 1912.png Old Stone Fort 1912 File:Old Stone Fort in 1885.png Old Stone Fort in 1885 Current Status Stephen F. Austin State University, Stone Fort Museum. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Griffith and Clarke Boulevards, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Maps & Images Lat: 31.61936 Long: -94.6488 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 318' See Also: 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 770. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2014503 Links: North American Forts - Old Stone Fort Wikipedia - Old Stone Fort Stephen F. Austin State University - Stone Fort Museum Visited: No