FORT RICHARDSON STATE HISTORICAL PARK FORT RICHARDSON STATE
HISTORICAL PARK. Fort Richardson State Historical Park is off
U.S. Highway 281 a half mile south of Jacksboro in Jack County.
The 396.1-acre park was the site of Fort Richardson, a United
States Army installation built in 1867 in an attempt to pacify
the Indians on the Western frontier. After the army abandoned
the facility in 1878 the buildings were left to the elements,
and many of the structures collapsed. The city of Jacksboro
acquired title to the fort and deeded it to the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department in 1968. The department purchased the
adjoining 347 acres in 1970 and 1974. The fort hospital now
serves as a museum; it and several other buildings have been
restored. The ruins of many of other structures can also be
seen. Facilities include a hiking trail, camping and picnicking
areas, and restrooms. Ray Miller, Texas Parks (Houston:
Cordovan, 1984). The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual
of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred c