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Red River Forts
Fort Griffin sat along a stage coach road. Its scenic ruins are now a state park.
Military installations and their actions in the Red River Valley show above any other cultural feature how closely history is linked. Forts, camps, and soldiers not only record the progress of the southwestern frontier, but also what has been lost in the American quest for Manifest Destiny.
Colonial forts
Colonial era forts (pre-1803) that concentrated on trade and conversion.
American forts
American-era forts (pre-1836) that concentrated on international border protection.
West war forts
U.S. military installations that focused on securing the "frontier" from Native American land claims and supervising the reservations.
Colonial forts
Colonial era forts (pre-1803) that concentrated on trade and conversion.
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