Fort Stockton
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Fort Stockton is a small historic city in Pecos County, West Texas, known for its frontier military fort, desert landscape, and role as a regional service and transportation hub.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Stockton canonical | 5 |
| Fort Stockton, Texas | 2 |
| Fort Stockton (frontier military post) | 1 |
| Historic Fort Stockton | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economy |
oil and gas services
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Fort Stockton government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arid plains
ⓘ
desert landscape ⓘ nearby mesas and hills ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOriginAs | frontier military fort ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFunction |
military supply point
ⓘ
protection of travelers and mail routes ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Annie Riggs Memorial Museum
ⓘ
Fort Stockton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Fort Stockton
Paisano Pete roadrunner statue ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Big Bend National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Bend region
Davis Mountains ⓘ Monahans ⓘ
surface form:
Monahans Sandhills State Park
|
| hasRecreation |
desert and nature-based outdoor activities
ⓘ
heritage tourism related to frontier history ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfFort | 19th century American frontier ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf |
Pecos County
ⓘ
surface form:
Pecos County, Texas
|
| locatedEastOf |
El Paso
ⓘ
surface form:
El Paso, Texas
|
| locatedIn |
Pecos County
ⓘ
surface form:
Pecos County, Texas
|
| locatedInDesertRegion | Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInSubdivision |
Trans-Pecos region
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Pecos region of Texas
|
| locatedWestOf | San Antonio, Texas ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fort Stockton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fort Stockton (frontier military post)
|
| nearHistoricRoute | San Antonio–El Paso Road ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| region | West Texas ⓘ |
| roadDistanceRole | major stop on Interstate 10 in West Texas ⓘ |
| role |
regional service hub
ⓘ
regional transportation hub ⓘ |
| serviceFunction |
fuel and lodging center for travelers
ⓘ
medical and retail center for surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportFunction | trucking and freight corridor node ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Interstate 10
ⓘ
U.S. Route 285 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 385 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Stockton, Texas
this entity surface form:
Fort Stockton (frontier military post)
this entity surface form:
Historic Fort Stockton
this entity surface form:
Fort Stockton, Texas