1894 Map of Fort Hancock

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Military outposts and early railroad infrastructure define this West Texas landscape along the Rio Grande during the late nineteenth century. The map captures a significant transition in frontier defense as several installations are noted as abandoned, including Fort Quitman and Camp Rice. These sites, once critical for monitoring the border with Mexico, gave way to a new era of transportation-led growth centered on the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway.