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Established by Lieut. C. H. Tyler, United States Second Dragoons, by order of the War Department, March 18, 1849, as a protection to frontier settlers against hostile Indians. Abandoned in December, 1853 as the settlements had extended farther west.
Fort Croghan is a historical marker in Burnet, Burnet County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Burnet County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 125 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7597, -98.2401 near Burnet. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Croghan Buildings (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Vandeveer, Logan, Post Mountain Cemetery, and Old Cook Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5053009711. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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