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64 relations: Abilene, Texas, Adna Chaffee, Albany, Texas, American Civil War, American frontier, Bar, Bat Masterson, Charles Griffin, Clear Fork Brazos River, Comanche, Dave Rudabaugh, Doc Holliday, Dodge City, Kansas, Fort Belknap (Texas), Fort Bliss, Fort Chadbourne, Fort Clark, Texas, Fort Concho, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Fort Griffin Fandangle, Fort Inge, Fort Lancaster, Fort McIntosh, Texas, Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Fort Phantom Hill, Fort Richardson (Texas), Fort Sill, Fort Stockton, Texas, Fortification, Forts of Texas, Gunfighter, Humid subtropical climate, Inspector general, James Masterson, John Selman, John Wesley Hardin, Köppen climate classification, Kiowa, List of ghost towns in Texas, List of Texas State Historic Sites, Musical theatre, National Register of Historic Places listings in Shackelford County, Texas, Oklahoma, Prairie, Randolph B. Marcy, Reconstruction era, Red River Station, Texas, Red River War, Samuel D. Sturgis, Settler, ..., Shackelford County, Texas, Sheriff, Taylor County, Texas, Texas Forts Trail, Texas Historical Commission, Texas Longhorn, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Union Army, United States Cavalry, Wagon train, West Texas, William Tecumseh Sherman, Wyatt Earp, 6th Cavalry Regiment. Expand index (14 more) »
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in West Texas, United States.
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Adna Chaffee
Adna Romanza Chaffee (April 14, 1842 – November 1, 1914) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.
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Albany, Texas
Albany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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American frontier
The American frontier comprises the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American expansion that began with English colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last mainland territories as states in 1912.
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Bar
A bar (also known as a saloon or a tavern or sometimes a pub or club, referring to the actual establishment, as in pub bar or savage club etc.) is a retail business establishment that serves alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, cocktails, and other beverages such as mineral water and soft drinks and often sell snack foods such as crisps (potato chips) or peanuts, for consumption on premises.
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Bat Masterson
Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th-century American Old West.
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Charles Griffin
Charles Griffin (December 18, 1825 – September 15, 1867) was a career officer in the United States Army and a Union general in the American Civil War.
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Clear Fork Brazos River
The Clear Fork Brazos River is the longest tributary of the Brazos River of Texas.
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Comanche
The Comanche (Nʉmʉnʉʉ) are a Native American nation from the Great Plains whose historic territory, known as Comancheria, consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, western Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas and northern Chihuahua.
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Dave Rudabaugh
David "Dave" Rudabaugh (July 14, 1854February 18, 1886), was a cowboy, outlaw, and gunfighter in the American Old West.
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Doc Holliday
John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist, and a good friend of Wyatt Earp.
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Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States, named after nearby Fort Dodge.
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Fort Belknap (Texas)
Fort Belknap, located near Newcastle, Texas, was established in November 1851Carter, R.G., On the Border with Mackenzie, 1935, Washington D.C.: Enyon Printing Co., p. 49 by brevet Brigadier William G. Belknap to protect the Texas frontier against raids by the Kiowa and Comanche.
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Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters located in El Paso, Texas.
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Fort Chadbourne
Fort Chadbourne was a fort established by the United States Army on October 28, 1852, in what is now Coke County, Texas, to protect the western frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail route.
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Fort Clark, Texas
Fort Clark was a frontier fort located just off U.S. Route 90 near Brackettville, in the county of Kinney, in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Fort Concho
Fort Concho is a National Historic Landmark owned and operated since 1935 by the city of San Angelo, the seat of Tom Green County in West Texas.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the unincorporated community of Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas.
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Fort Griffin Fandangle
The Fort Griffin Fandangle is the oldest outdoor musical in the state of Texas.
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Fort Inge
Fort Inge was a frontier fort in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
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Fort Lancaster
Fort Lancaster, one in a series of forts erected along the western Texas frontier, is located in the Pecos River Valley, along Live Oak Creek, in Crockett County, Texas, United States.
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Fort McIntosh, Texas
Fort McIntosh was a U.S. Army base in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, that existed from 1849 to 1946.
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Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Fort McKavett State Historic Site is located in Menard County, Texas, United States.
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Fort Phantom Hill
Fort Phantom Hill was a United States Army and Confederate Army installation located at the Clear Fork of the Brazos River in Jones County, Texas.
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Fort Richardson (Texas)
Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation located in present-day Jacksboro, Texas.
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Fort Sill
Fort Sill, Oklahoma is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
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Fort Stockton, Texas
Fort Stockton is a city in, and the county seat of, Pecos County, Texas, United States.
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Fortification
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare; and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime.
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Forts of Texas
The Forts of Texas include a number of historical and operational military installations.
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Gunfighter
Gunslinger and gunfighter are literary words used historically to refer to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and had participated in gunfights and shootouts.
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Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters.
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Inspector general
An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization.
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James Masterson
James Masterson (September 18, 1855 – March 31, 1895), also known as Jim Masterson, was a lawman of the American West and the youngest brother of gunfighters and lawmen Bat Masterson and Ed Masterson.
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John Selman
John Selman (November 16, 1839 – April 6, 1896) was sometimes identified as an outlaw and sometimes a working lawman of the Old West.
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John Wesley Hardin
John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American, Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kiowa
Kiowa people are a Native American tribe and an indigenous people of the Great Plains.
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List of ghost towns in Texas
This is an incomplete List of ghost towns in Texas.
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List of Texas State Historic Sites
Official historic sites of the state of Texas may be under the supervision of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) or the Texas Historical Commission (THC).
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Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Shackelford County, Texas
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Shackelford County, Texas.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma (Uukuhuúwa, Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.
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Prairie
Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type.
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Randolph B. Marcy
Randolph Barnes Marcy (April 9, 1812 – November 22, 1887) was an officer in the United States Army, chiefly noted for his frontier guidebook, the Prairie Traveler (1859), based on his own extensive experience of pioneering in the west.
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Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.
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Red River Station, Texas
Red River Station is a ghost town south of the Red River at Salt Creek in northwestern Montague County, Texas, United States.
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Red River War
The Red River War was a military campaign launched by the United States Army in 1874 to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Native American tribes from the Southern Plains and forcibly relocate them to reservations in Indian Territory.
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Samuel D. Sturgis
Samuel Davis Sturgis (June 11, 1822 – September 28, 1889) was an American military officer who served in the Mexican-American War, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and later in the Indian Wars.
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Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area.
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Shackelford County, Texas
Shackelford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England, where the office originated.
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Taylor County, Texas
Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Texas Forts Trail
The Texas Forts Trail is a nonprofit organization chartered in 1999 which promotes heritage tourism, economic development, and historic preservation.
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Texas Historical Commission
The Texas Historical Commission is an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of Texas.
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Texas Longhorn
The Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, which can extend to over tip to tip for bulls, and tip to tip for steers and exceptional cows.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) is a Texas state agency that oversees and protects wildlife and their habitats.
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Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.
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United States Cavalry
The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army from the late 18th to the early 20th century.
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Wagon train
A wagon train is a group of wagons traveling together.
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West Texas
West Texas is a loosely defined part of the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio.
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William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
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Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American Old West gambler, a deputy sheriff in Pima County, and deputy town marshal in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, who took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys.
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6th Cavalry Regiment
The 6th Cavalry ("Fighting Sixth'") is a regiment of the United States Army that began as a regiment of cavalry in the American Civil War.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Griffin
