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1864 - Fort Ellsworth
established
1866 - Fort Ellsworth is
renamed Fort Harker
1867 - Fort Harker moves
one mile northeast
1867 - City of Ellsworth
established
1872 - Texas cattle drive
shifts
1873 - Whitney is shot by
Billy Thompson
1875 - Ellsworth closes its
shipping pens
| Ellsworth History Timeline |
