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Past this point extended a military road surveyed in 1849 by Colonel J. E. Johnson who was detailed by the U.S. War Department to locate the most feasible route from Red River to El Paso. From 1851 to 1854 it connected two frontier forts, Belknap and Phantom Hill, 73 miles apart. Traveled 1858 to 1861 by stages of the Butterfield line which connected St. Louis and San Francisco.
Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft Phantom Hill) is a historical marker in Newcastle, Young County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1509, -98.7424 near Newcastle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonel William C. Young (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Military Road (Ft. Belknap-San Antonio), Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine, and Camp Belknap, CSA.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503003374. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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