The Commission allocated $6,700 for the purchase of the fifty-acre site and the reconstruction of the barracks, partly from the original stone. The property is deeded to the Hill County Commissioners Court and is supervised by four trustees. The building and grounds are used for public gatherings and as a meeting place for civic organizations. A bronze plaque on a small granite monument briefly relates the history of the fort. J. O. Galbraith, architect, drew the plans for the reconstruction. Reconstructed Barracks of Fort Graham A frontier military post established on the site of a Waco Indian village by Brevet Major R. A. Arnold, Second United States Dragoons, on March 27, 1849. Named in honor of Lt. Col. William M. Graham who fell at Molina del Rey, September 8, 1847. Abandoned November 9, 1853, after settlements had been made further west.
Fort Graham
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Fort Graham is a historical marker in Whitney, Hill County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0042, -97.3902 near Whitney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ft. Graham (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Neal Bones Cemetery, Fort Graham Cemetery, and Heath.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217001984. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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