Fort Lancaster - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lawrence J. FrancellSeries:Fred Rider Cotten Popular History #13Publish date:1/8/2016Pages:76
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas State Historical AssnISBN-13:9780876111734ISBN-10:876111738UPC:9780876111734Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, ModernBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:8.47 x 5.53 x 0.21 inchesWeight:0.2205Product ID:SC7R5YVS37
Today Fort Lancaster sits as a ghostly ruin in west Texas, far removed from any major highway. However, this frontier post once played a major role in the protection of the primary southern route to California after the discovery of gold. Built along Live Oak Creek near the junction with the Pecos, Fort Lancaster was established in 1855 as one of a chain of posts along the Military Road from San...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas State Historical AssnISBN-13:9780876111734ISBN-10:876111738UPC:9780876111734Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, ModernBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:8.47 x 5.53 x 0.21 inchesWeight:0.2205Product ID:SC7R5YVS37
LAWRENCE JOHN FRANCELL is a museum services consultant and lives in Fort Davis. He is a volunteer at Fort Davis National Historic Site and is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Museum Studies Department of Baylor University.
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
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