Fort Griffin (3)

Fort Griffin (3) (1867–1881) - Established 31 Jul 1867 by Ltc. Samuel D. Sturges, 6th U.S. Cavalry, and named Camp Wilson for 2nd Lt. Henry Hamilton Wilson. The post was renamed Fort Griffin in 1868 after Col. Charles Griffin, 35th U.S. Infantry. Abandoned 31 May 1881.

Current Status

The site is now Fort Griffin State Historical Park. The partially restored ruins of Fort Griffin are on a bluff overlooking the town site of Fort Griffin and the Clear Fork of the Brazos River Valley. The ruins include a hand dug well, a mess hall, a ghost building, barracks, a library, a rock chimney, a store, an administration building, a cistern, a hospital, a powder magazine, the foundation of the officers' quarters, the first sergeant's quarters, a restored bakery, and replicas of enlisted men's huts.

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Location: South of Albany, Texas Fort Griffin, Texas Maps & Images Lat: 32.926700 Long: -99.230800 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1280'

Sources:

• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 151
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 160
• Fort Griffin State Park

Links:

• Fort Griffin Records

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