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Fort Houston - 1 |
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Palestine,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 44' 22.9992",
-95° 39' 24.3"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
A fort and stockade built about 1836 on the public square of the town of Houston (then in Houston County), as a protection against the Indians, by order of General Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Texan armies. The town was abandoned in 1846 for Palestine, the new seat of Anderson County, the fort about 1841. The site is now a part of the historic home of John H. Reagan, which is called Fort Houston.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Fort Houston - 1 Historical Marker Location Map, Palestine, Texas
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