Fort Elliott, Wheeler County, Texas. (original) (raw)

"Site of Fort Elliott" Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

1936 Centennial Marker Text:

Site of Fort Elliott

Established June 5, 1875. One of the last forts established in Texas for purpose of clearing the region of Indians. Around it Mobeetie, rendezvous of buffalo hunters and traders, grew up. The post was abandoned in 1889.

"It was a civilian post office in a little community adjacent to the fort, where the first postmaster operated as a sutler to the fort (and later became a quite prominent rancher). So it could qualify as a ghost town. The post office only operated from 1878-1880." - John J. Germann

"Near the jail museum are several buildings from Old Mobeetie along with a wooden flagpole, the last surviving remnant from Fort Elliott."
- Terry Jeanson, September 2007