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1936 Centennial
Marker
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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