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Fort Phantom Hill

September 23, 2018 by 10 Comments

Fort Phantom Hill Abilene Texas

While in Abilene, Texas, visiting friends, we stopped by a historical site called Fort Phantom Hill. The sun was just about to set on the Texas plains, and the lighting was perfect for photos. Fort Phantom Hill Abilene Texas

The fort was built in 1851 out of necessity, to manage increasing hostility between settlers and Native Fort Phantom Hill Abilene TexasAmericans. (The area was called Phantom Hill because it seemed to disappear when approached from the nearby river.)

The Fort was only occupied for a few years before it was abandoned and burned in April 1854. Although the wood structures were destroyed, the stone structures provided shelter to various individuals over the next thirty years. …

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Filed Under: South, Travel, U.S. Tagged With: Abilene Texas, cacti, Civile War, Fort Phantom Hill, historical site, Tennessee, Texas plains, Texas Rangers, United States Cavalry

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