Fort Stockton: Historic Fort Stockton

Man and boy in front of a stone building with a covered porch

Guard house at Fort Stockton

Open space with brick buildings in background

Parade grounds and barracks (Pi3.124 CC BY-SA 4.0)

Large, open grounds with seven barracks buildings in background

Officer’s Quarters and parade grounds, 1884

Sketch of soldiers around a campfire

10th Cavalry buffalo soldiers relaxing around a campfire. Sketch by Frederic Remington, 1888 (UTSA Special Collections Libraries)

Reenactor soldiers marching

Re-enactors during Living History Days

Reenactor soldiers relaxing in barracks with cots and trunks

enlisted men's barracks.

Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th and 10th U.S. Calvary served at Historic Fort Stockton in the 1860s and 1870s. Original and reconstructed buildings, including officers' quarters, barracks, a guardhouse, and prisoner cells, along with a museum reveal the history of their activities. Living history exhibits are part of the annual Old Fort Day celebration every October.

Historic Fort Stockton 

  • Hours: Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Admission: Adults: $3, Seniors: $2.50, Ages 6-12: $2
  • 301 E. 3rd Street, Fort Stockton, TX
  • 432-336-2400
  • Visit Website
  • National Register of Historic Places
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