Box's Fort LbNA #75952
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Add Location| Owner: | Baby Bear
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| Plant date: | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Alto |
| County: | Cherokee |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Mar 8, 2022 |
Difficulty: Easy (except crossing road)
Distance to Letterbox: 40 yards
***** Part of the "Other Historic Forts of Texas" Series ******
Unfortunately I did not find Historical marker for Box's fort, but placed at one closer to Alto for POW camp. Here is text and history of Box's fort, which seems to be 8 more miles further away:
John M. and Sally Box, along with John's brother Stephen F. and his wife Keziah Box and their families, came to Texas from Alabama in 1834. John and Sally's son, Roland W. Box, and his wife Mary Hallmark Box purchased 1/3 of the Stephen Burnham land grant and built a log fort on a hill near its northern boundary. Within the enclosure they built a log house and a dugout, and Box's Fort became the center of a settlement as the extended Box families made their own homes in and near the fort. John A., Stillwell, Thomas G., and Nelson Box and their cousins Samuel C. and James E. Box fought in the Texas revolution. The home of John A. and Letty T. Box was a post office called Box's Creek from 1851 to 1866. Over time, several churches and stores operated in the vicinity, but by 1900 Box's Fort no longer appeared on area maps.
Directions:
From Alto, go west on Hwy 294 for short while, then pull over on left side of road for Historical Marker for old POW Camp.
To the Letterbox:
When road is clear, cross over to other side and go to right side of tall pine tree on small deer path. Box is in back wedged between pine and stump next to it. (Small box).
Hike length: 0.1 miles
Distance to Letterbox: 40 yards
***** Part of the "Other Historic Forts of Texas" Series ******
Unfortunately I did not find Historical marker for Box's fort, but placed at one closer to Alto for POW camp. Here is text and history of Box's fort, which seems to be 8 more miles further away:
John M. and Sally Box, along with John's brother Stephen F. and his wife Keziah Box and their families, came to Texas from Alabama in 1834. John and Sally's son, Roland W. Box, and his wife Mary Hallmark Box purchased 1/3 of the Stephen Burnham land grant and built a log fort on a hill near its northern boundary. Within the enclosure they built a log house and a dugout, and Box's Fort became the center of a settlement as the extended Box families made their own homes in and near the fort. John A., Stillwell, Thomas G., and Nelson Box and their cousins Samuel C. and James E. Box fought in the Texas revolution. The home of John A. and Letty T. Box was a post office called Box's Creek from 1851 to 1866. Over time, several churches and stores operated in the vicinity, but by 1900 Box's Fort no longer appeared on area maps.
Directions:
From Alto, go west on Hwy 294 for short while, then pull over on left side of road for Historical Marker for old POW Camp.
To the Letterbox:
When road is clear, cross over to other side and go to right side of tall pine tree on small deer path. Box is in back wedged between pine and stump next to it. (Small box).
Hike length: 0.1 miles