Fort Bascom had a short life, lasting only seven years, 1863 - 1870. By the time these pictures were taken (March, 1907), the old fort was in a sorry state. I have also blogged about this fort here & here.
The only location I know of for sure is the historical marker, which places the fort in the vicinity of the sign. If you ever get access to the site, give me a yell, I'd like to get some pictures. These pictures where taken by my grandmother and her sisters, back in the day. There is another, taken by them, in the Tucumcari museum.
Fort Bascom had a short life, lasting only seven years, 1863 - 1870. By the time these pictures were taken (March, 1907), the old fort was in a sorry state. I have also blogged about this fort here & here.
4 comments:
Thanks for sharing these pics of Fort Bascom.
You're welcome.
Is the Fort Bascom site located at current site of the corrals across a dirt road
from a small ranch house near the Canadian River?
The only location I know of for sure is the historical marker, which places the fort in the vicinity of the sign. If you ever get access to the site, give me a yell, I'd like to get some pictures. These pictures where taken by my grandmother and her sisters, back in the day. There is another, taken by them, in the Tucumcari museum.
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