Fort Concho Officers’ Quarters 7
US Army fort in Texas, used 1867–1889 in San Angelo, Texas. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Fort Concho is a former United States Army installation and National Historic Landmark District located in San Angelo, Texas. It was established in November 1867 at the confluence of the North and South Concho Rivers, on the routes of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route and Goodnight–Loving Trail, and was an active military base for the next 22 years. Fort Concho was the principal base of the 4th Cavalry from 1867 to 1875 and then the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry from 1875 to 1882. The troops stationed at Fort Concho participated in Ranald S. Mackenzie's 1872 campaign, the Red River War in 1874, and the Victorio Campaign of 1879–1880.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | S edge of San Angelo, San Angelo, TX |
| County | Tom Green County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000823 |
| Type of place | fort, historic district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 8 buildings, 2 structures, 2 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | S edge of San Angelo, San Angelo, TX |
| Website | fortconcho.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 31.45325, -100.42938 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park · 136 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Map
Nearby in Tom Green County
Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000823. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.