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Fort Richardson was established by the United States War Department on November 26, 1867, as a protection of the frontier against hostile Indians. It was named in honor of General Israel B. Richardson, U.S.A., who was killed at Antietam on September 17, 1862. It was abandoned on May 23, 1878, after the line of settlement had passed westward.
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Jacksboro, Texas · United States
