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Fort McIntosh

Fort McIntosh is a historic site in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 128 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McIntosh Barracks, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Fort McIntosh was a U.S. Army base in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, from 1849 to 1946. Fort McIntosh was established on 3 March 1849 by the 1st US Infantry, under the command of Lt. E.L. Viele, to guard the Texas frontier at the site of a strategic river crossing. Originally named Camp Crawford, the fort was renamed Fort McIntosh in 1850 in honor of Lieutenant Colonel James Simmons McIntosh, a hero in the Battle of Molino del Rey during the Mexican–American War. The fort was abandoned by Federal troops at the outbreak of the American Civil War. The Battle of Laredo took place near the fort on March 19, 1864, when 72 men repelled three attacks from a force of 200 federal soldiers sent from Brownsville, Texas. On October 23, 1865, the post was reoccupied by federal troops of the 2nd Texas Cavalry. In the late 19th century, several African-American units among them the 10th Cavalry, the "Buffalo Soldiers", were stationed at Fort McIntosh. Other forts in the frontier fort system were Forts Griffin, Concho, Belknap, Chadbourne, Stockton, Davis, Bliss, McKavett, Clark, Richardson, Inge, and Phantom Hill in Texas, and Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Thesystem had "subposts or intermediate stations" including Bothwick's Station on Salt Creek between Fort Richardson and Fort Belknap, Camp Wichita near Buffalo Springs between Fort Richardson and Red River Station, and Mountain Pass between Fort Concho and Fort Griffin. During World War I, the fort was used as a training base, and had over 15,000 recruits pass through the gates. During World War II, the 8th Service Command, the 56th Cavalry Brigade, the Southern Land Frontier, the Civil Air Patrol, and battalion of military police all were stationed at the facility at one time or another. The fort was deactivated in 1946, and the land is now part of the campus of Laredo Community College main campus. The Colburn Memorial United States Army Reserve Center is located within the fort.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1849.

Wikidata Q5471628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1849
Elevation
128 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates27.50703, -99.52168

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Rancho La Union Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • San Francisco Javier Park: 0.3 mi
  • Paso Del Indio Nature Trail: 0.4 mi
  • El Cuatro Park: 0.6 mi
  • Saint Peter's Plaza: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
Museums: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Osprey Hill: 5.7 mi
  • El Pico: 8.5 mi
  • Loma de las Potrancas: 17.3 mi
  • Mendez Hills: 18.4 mi
  • Cerritos Blancos: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 0.2 mi
  • El Portal: 0.8 mi
  • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort McIntosh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerritos BlancosNNW 337°182 m20.3 mi
Loma de las PotrancasNNW 343°177 m17.3 mi
El PicoNNW 341°152 m8.5 mi
Mendez HillsSSE 162°144 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:50
June solstice06:4420:0320:37
September equinox07:2719:0519:36
December solstice07:2517:1417:49

Local time (America/Matamoros).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586369768287888983766659
Precip in0.90.81.61.52.82.52.11.73.61.71.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356709726

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