Site of
Fort Stockton

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Marker Text: ​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. (1936) 

Marker No: 4798

1936 Gray Granite Centennial Marker 

Geographic: ​30° 52.94′ N, 102° 52.761′ W

Location: ​403 South Main Street, Fort Stockton