Fort Duncan

Fort Duncan
Fort Duncan 1887
Fort Duncan
Fort Duncan
LocationBounded by Monroe and Garrison Sts,. city limits on the S, and the Rio Grande on the W, Eagle Pass, Texas
Coordinates28°42′7″N 100°30′17″W / 28.70194°N 100.50472°W / 28.70194; -100.50472
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1849 (1849)
NRHP reference No.71000954
TSAL No.460
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1971
Designated TSALMay 28, 1981

Fort Duncan was a United States Army base, set up to protect the first U.S. settlement on the Rio Grande near the current town of Eagle Pass, Texas.