Fort Stockton, Texas
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Fort Stockton is a city in and the county seat of Pecos County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 10, future Interstate 14, U.S. Highways 67, 285, and 385, and the Santa Fe Railroad, 3
Historical places in Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton parade ground and barracks as seen from the guard house.
This re-creation in Fort Stockton pays homage to the now dry Comanche Springs.
The former Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway depot is now the Fort Stockton Visitors' Center.
Robert F. Stockton
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Robert Field Stockton was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, s
Fort Stockton, Texas
…Stockton (named Camp Stockton until 1860) grew up around Comanche Springs, one of the largest sources of spring water in Texas. The fort was named for Robert F. Stockton. Comanche Springs was a favorite rest stop on the Great Comanche Trail to Chihuahua, San Antonio-El Paso Road, and the Butterfield Overland Mail route…
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1860–1865
Commodore Robert F. Stockton