Fort Duncan
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: fort
- Description: historic district in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas
- Also known as: “Camp Eagle Pass” and “Rio Grande Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge and Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge.
Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge is an international bridge that crosses the Rio Grande and connects the United States-Mexico border cities of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge is situated 3,500 feet west of Fort Duncan.
Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Manuel Velez, Public domain.
The Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge is the only railway international bridge that crosses the U.S.-Mexico border between the cities of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of Fort Duncan.
Camino Real International Bridge
Bridge
The Camino Real International Bridge is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States-Mexico border cities of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Camino Real International Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of Fort Duncan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eagle Pass and Las Quintas Fronterizas.
Eagle Pass
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eagle Pass is a city on the South Texas Plains. It is just across the river from the slightly larger city of Piedras Negras in the Mexican state of Coahuila.
Las Quintas Fronterizas
Village
Las Quintas Fronterizas is a census-designated place in Maverick County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2020 census. Las Quintas Fronterizas is situated 2 miles southeast of Fort Duncan.
Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a city of 165,000 people in northern Coahuila opposite the city of Eagle Pass, Texas, on the banks of the Rio Grande. It has various places for recreation, such as the Plaza de las Culturas, the Paseo del Río and the Gran Plaza.
Fort Duncan
- Category: historic district
- Location: Maverick, Texas, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort Duncan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Duncan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دنكان”
- French: “fort Duncan”
- French: “Fort Duncan”
- Spanish: “Fort Duncan”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Duncan”
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