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Site
of Fort Stockton Centennial Marker |
1936 Centennial
Marker Text Site
of Fort Stockton
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. |
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