Fort Duncan
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Fort Duncan is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post located near Eagle Pass, Texas, that played a key role in border defense along the Rio Grande.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Duncan canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army post
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War era ⓘ |
| category |
1849 establishments in Texas
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Maverick County, Texas ⓘ Forts in Texas ⓘ Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 28.708°N 100.499°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum site
ⓘ
public park ⓘ |
| established | 1849 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | U.S. Army troops ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
barracks
ⓘ
hospital ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ storehouse ⓘ |
| hasPart | Fort Duncan Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eagle Pass, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maverick County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | U.S.–Mexico border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
James Duncan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major James Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Eagle Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
U.S.–Mexico border defense
ⓘ
military history of Texas ⓘ protection of the Eagle Pass crossing ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border defense
ⓘ
protection of settlers in southwest Texas ⓘ protection of the Rio Grande frontier ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.