CategoryComancheria

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The town of San Ygnacio was settled in 1830 - making it the oldest town in Zapata County. It was named for the patron saint of Guerrero, Saint Ignatius Loyola. The land was originally...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Directions Located approximately 20 miles south of Greeley right on U.S. Highway 85 two miles south of Platteville, CO. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Wallace Railroad Section House History First called Camp Pond Creek, Fort Wallace was established in 1865 near present-day Wallace. A year later soldiers were moved farther east...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Officer's Quarters and Parade Ground, Fort Scott NHS (NPS Photo) The U.S. Army established Fort Scott in 1842 to protect the Permanent Indian Frontier. American Indian/non-Indian...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Hours Memorial Day through Labor Day, Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission Adults-$1.00, Children-$.50 Museum was a Union Pacific Railroad Depot until...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Click map to enlarge view of Western Oklahoma Picture from the Fort Sill National Historic Landmark And Museum Web Site Picture from the Fort Sill National Historic Landmark And Museum...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Phantom Hill: Ten miles north of present day Abilene Photo courtesy of Sergio Piumatti This fort was established on Nov. 14, 1851 as a unit in a chain of forts from the Red River to...