Historical Marker
Fort Richardson
Historical marker location:
Jacksboro, Texas
( Fort Richardson State Historical Park, at interpretive center)
Marker installed: 1936
As partially reconstructed in 1936. Established by the United States War Department on November 26, 1867 as a protection of the frontier against hostile Indians. Named in honor of General Israel B. Richardson, U.S.A., killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862. Abandoned May 23, 1878 as the line of settlement had passed westward.