Historical Marker
Site of Fort Stockton
Historical marker location:
Main & James St., Ft. Stockton, Texas
( Courthouse Grounds, corner of Main and James St., Ft. Stockton)
Marker installed: 1936
Established on the Comanche Trail March 23, 1859, as a protection to the San Antonio-San Diego mail route. Named in honor of Commodore Robert Field Stockton, 1795-1866, who captured California for the United States. A stage stand on the San Diego Line, 1858-1861. Evacuated by federal troops during the civil war, reoccupied July, 1867. Permanently abandoned June 30, 1886.