Site of Fort Lincoln

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Site of Fort Lincoln

TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 21' 40.87109000016", -99° 17' 2.14467"

Texas State
Historical Marker

Est. by the United States Army July 7, 1849 as a link in a chain of posts extending from the Rio Grande to the Red River. Named in honor of Capt. George Lincoln who fell at Buena Vista Feb. 23, 1847. Abandoned July 20, 1852, after the frontier line had advanced further west. 1936

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of Fort Lincoln Historical Marker Location Map, Texas