Fort Adobe Walls
Fort Adobe Walls (1845-1848) - A trading post fort established in 1845 by William Bent in present day Huchinson County, Texas. Abandoned in 1848. Also known as Fort Adobe and Bents Fort.
Fort Adobe Walls History
Built as a log trading post by William Bent in 1845 and later converted to adobe structures. Attacked by hostile Comanche and Kiowa Indians during it's life. Unable to stop the attacks, William Bent blew up the interior structures leaving only the exterior adobe walls standing and he abandoned the post.
In 1864 Kit Carson and a force of 335 men used the fort remains as a defensive position against hostile Indians.
On 27 Jun 1874 a group of buffalo hunters was attacked at Fort Adobe Walls by Chief Quanah Parker and 700 Comanche, Cheyenne and Kiowa Indians. The Indians were attempting to stop the slaughter of the plains buffalo but they clearly picked on the wrong group. The 29 hunters drove off the hostile Indians after three days with the loss of only three killed.
Current Status
Markers only remain, Huchinson County, Texas
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Location: Near Sinnett, Huchinson County, Texas. Maps & Images Lat: 35.889722 Long: -101.158056 |
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 749
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Adobe Walls
- Wikipedia - Adobe Walls
- Handbook of Texas On Line
- Texas Escapes - Adobe Walls, Texas
- Ghost Towns - Adobe Walls
Visited: 29 Mar 2013
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