Fort Richardson, Military fort from 1867 in Jack County, Texas.

Fort Richardson is a former U.S. Army post founded in 1867 near Jacksboro. Seven original buildings survive, including the post hospital, officers' quarters, powder magazine, morgue, commissary, guardhouse and bakery. The long, single-story structure with a covered veranda of white square posts and tan stone walls is among them. Two replica barracks house the Interpretive Center.

Construction of Fort Richardson began in 1867 on a 300-acre site along Lost Creek, and the post was occupied on 26 November that year. By 1872 it held 666 officers and men, making it the largest U.S. Army installation in the country. After the 1874 Palo Duro Canyon campaign ended Comanche and Kiowa raids, the army abandoned the post on 23 May 1878.

The exhibits display military equipment and personal items from soldiers, showing what daily life was like at this frontier outpost. These collections help visitors understand how troops stationed here lived during the settlement of north Texas.

Seven original buildings can be toured, among them the post hospital, officers' quarters, powder magazine, morgue, commissary, guardhouse and bakery; the Interpretive Center occupies two replica barracks. Guided tours of the buildings run daily. The site lies along Lost Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Trinity River, and the grounds are shared with the Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway.

In 1872, with 666 officers and men, Fort Richardson was listed as the largest U.S. Army installation in the country. The 6th Cavalry began building it in 1867 on a 300-acre site along Lost Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Trinity River, at a cost of $800,000.