Old Fort Stockton Cemetery
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Old Fort Stockton Cemetery

Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas, USA

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    Coordinates: 30.89190, -102.87780
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Burial ground for soldiers stationed at Fort Stockton and for civilians in the little town that grew up around the post. The fort was established 1859; temporarily closed 1861-1867.

Troops here protected the San Antonio - San Diego mail line and quelled Indian raids into Mexico on the infamous Comanche Trail.

This cemetery testifies to the hardship of frontier life. No headstone was erected for a person over 40. In 1888 (after the fort was permanently closed in 1886) remains of the 56 soldiers were moved to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.

Burial ground for soldiers stationed at Fort Stockton and for civilians in the little town that grew up around the post. The fort was established 1859; temporarily closed 1861-1867.

Troops here protected the San Antonio - San Diego mail line and quelled Indian raids into Mexico on the infamous Comanche Trail.

This cemetery testifies to the hardship of frontier life. No headstone was erected for a person over 40. In 1888 (after the fort was permanently closed in 1886) remains of the 56 soldiers were moved to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.

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