Historical Marker
Fort Richardson
Historical marker location:
Jacksboro, Texas
( from Jacksboro take US 281 .5 mile south to marker on east side of highway)
Marker installed: 1936
Established November 26, 1867 by the United States Army to defend the frontier against the Indians. A mail station on the Butterfield Overland Stage Line, 1858-1861. Abandoned as a military post May 23, 1879.