Fort Belknap and Graham, TX, Saturday, September 17, 8am
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Join us for a great country drive, a visit to historic Fort Belknap in Newcastle, a delicious buffet lunch at the Graham Country Club, and a visit to Graham's Old Post Office Museum at the center of the town's signature courthouse square.
We have planned a very nice drive on country roads
after we clear
Fort Worth. Our first destination will be Fort Belknap, which was
established in 1851 as a northern anchor on the Texas frontier line of defense.
The garrison protected travelers and settlers from Indian raids by the Kiowa and
Comanche. Abandoned by federal troops in 1861, Confederate state troops of the
Frontier Regiment occupied the fort at various times during the Civil War.
Federal troops reoccupied it in 1867 before it was abandoned for good
that same year. A handful of buildings remain in the park-like setting, and a
small museum in the old commissary chronicles frontier history. Fort Belknap was
designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
After seeing the fort, we will proceed to the Graham Country Club for a
delicious buffet lunch. MBCA members and Graham residents Bennie and
Dorothy Lane have graciously offered to sponsor our group at their private club.
After lunch, we will visit Graham's Old Post Office Museum, a historic
building on Graham's courthouse square, claimed to be the largest
such square in the
country. The old building, which served Graham for 57 years, houses many artifacts from Young County
history plus photographs of Graham and surrounding communities dating back from
the 1800's. After our museum visit, we recommend you explore the square at
your leisure before your drive home.
NOTE: Please sign up and pay your event fee as soon as possible so
we can assure ample food and sufficient space for everyone. We will
close registration when our venues inform us we have reached capacity.
First come, first served.
Agenda:
8am Meet at Cracker Barrel below
9:50 Fort Belknap visit
11:30
Lunch at Graham Country Club
1:10 Old Post Office Museum, Graham Square
Buffet Lunch will include:
Chicken Fried Steak and Fried Catfish
Mixed-Green Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and
Corn-on-the-cob
Peach Cobbler
Iced Tea or Coffee
Cost and Signup:
We will charge an all-inclusive event fee of $35 per person for MBCA members and their immediate family. The fee will cover the cost of your buffet lunch including taxes and service charge, the cost of the private room, and other sundries. Non-members are welcome, and will be charged $45 each. Admission to both museums are free, but the Old Post Office Museum will welcome donations. Please register and pay your event fee as soon as possible. You have 2 ways to pay:
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Meeting Place and Time:
At 8am
(come earlier if you wish to have breakfast),
we will meet for a briefing at the Cracker Barrel at 8010 SW
Loop 820, Fort Worth
(I-20 and Winscott Road, west of Fort Worth), (817) 249-3360 (see map below).
Please be on time. We will depart immediately after the briefing.