MuseumFort Lancaster State Historic Site
Sheffield · Crockett County · THC Atlas #4200000593
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Fort Lancaster State Historic Site is a museum in Sheffield, Crockett County. It is one of 2 museums documented in Crockett County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 38 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6653, -101.6956 near Sheffield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ruins of Fort Lancaster (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Grave "W.C.S.", Chihuahua Trail and Escondido Water Hole, and Old Government Road.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000593. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Fort Lancaster was a U.S. Army post established in 1855 along the San Antonio-El Paso Road to protect travelers, mail carriers, and freight wagons bound for California through the Pecos River valley. The army's experimental camel corps passed through the fort, which was abandoned when Texas seceded in 1861 and later burned; in 1867 it became the only U.S. Army fort in Texas directly attacked by Native Americans, when Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th Cavalry repelled a large raid. Now an 82-acre Texas Historical Commission site near Sheffield, it preserves the ruins of 29 buildings and a visitor center with a museum.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgthc.texas.govtshaonline.org
