Editing Fort Concho (section)

{{Short description|US Army fort in Texas, used 1867–1889}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox NRHP
|name=Fort Concho Historic District
|nrhp_type=nhld
|image=Fort Concho, Headquarters.jpg
|caption=Headquarters building, September 2017
|alt=A portion of the parade ground (bottom half) and the fort headquarters building (upper half)
|coordinates={{coord|31|27|15|N|100|25|40|W|display=inline,title}}
|location=[[San Angelo, Texas]], [[United States]]
|district_map={{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=250|zoom=14|type=point|marker=|title=Fort Consho Historic District}}
|added=October 15, 1966
|designated_nrhp_type=July 4, 1961
|refnum=66000823
|website={{URL|fortconcho.com/}}
|designated_other1=TSAL
|designated_other1_date=January 1, 1986
|designated_other1_number=[https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/8200000596 8200000596]
|designated_other1_num_position=bottom
}}

'''Fort Concho''' is a former [[United States Army]] installation and [[National Historic Landmark District]] located in [[San Angelo, Texas]]. It was established in November 1867 at the [[confluence]] of the North and South [[Concho River]]s, on the routes of the [[Butterfield Overland Mail in Texas|Butterfield Overland Mail Route]] and [[Goodnight–Loving Trail]], and was an active military base for the next 22 years. Fort Concho was the principal base of the [[4th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|4th Cavalry]] from 1867 to 1875 and then the "[[Buffalo Soldiers]]" of the [[10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|10th Cavalry]] from 1875 to 1882. The troops stationed at Fort Concho participated in [[Ranald S. Mackenzie]]'s 1872 campaign, the [[Red River War]] in 1874, and the [[Victorio's War|Victorio Campaign]] of 1879–1880.

The fort was abandoned in June 1889, and over the next 20 years was divided into residences and businesses, with the buildings repurposed or recycled for their materials. Efforts to preserve and restore Fort Concho began in the 1900s and resulted in the foundation of the Fort Concho Museum in 1929. The property has been owned and operated by the city of San Angelo since 1935. Fort Concho was named a National Historic Landmark on July 4, 1961, and is one of the best-preserved examples of the [[Forts of Texas|military installations built by the US Army]] in [[Texas]].

The Fort Concho Historic District covers the fort's original {{convert|40|acre|ha|adj=on}} grounds and 23 buildings, some of which are the oldest in San Angelo. {{As of|August 2019}}, about 55,000 people visit the fort annually.

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