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Fort D.A. Russell (Marfa, Tex.) (Geographic Name)
Used for/see from:
- Fort DA Russell (Marfa, Tex.)
- Camp Marfa (Marfa, Tex.)
SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision.
Davenport, B. T. Soldiering at Marfa, Texas, 1911-1945, c1997: bk. p. 60 (Fort D.A. Russell, Marfa, Tex.)
Encyclopedia of historic forts, c1988 p. 759, etc. (originally est. in 1914 as Camp Marfa ; post name officially changed to Fort D.A. Russell in honor of David Ashley Russell ; distinguished vet. of The Mexican War ; declared inactive in Dec. 1949)
LC online 1 Sept. 2004: Fort D.A. Russell National Historic Landmark: (Fort D.A. Russell (Wyoming), established in 1867, was renamed Fort Francis E. Warren in 1930, and became F.E. Warren Air Force Base in 1947)