Ft. Rucker

 

Formerly known as camp Rucker, this is the site where all of the trouble between the Earps and the Cowboys began. It seems that the Cowboys decided that they should relieve the Calvary at the fort of their pesky mules, six of them. Virgil Earp was a U.S. Marshall at the time and was asked to retrieve them. Needless to say he located them on the McLaury ranch. Caught red handed, the Cowboys were a little disappointed at the efficient new Marshall.

 

This is the corral at Ft. Rucker- As you can see; they never actually got their mules back.

This is the story of the fort. Click here and zoom in to read it.

This is the old officers quarters.

This is the old adobe commissary and the bakery in the background.

Here Glenn is telling us what kind of bread he likes.

This is the bakery. If you zoom in you can see the wasp nests (little black marks) in the adobe walls.

This is an attempt at an artistic shot from inside the bakery.

Here you can see the remains on the wall where the ovens were.

This is a well and storage tank. It was used in the 60's T.V. series "Pettycoat Junction"

This is the barn where the mules were probably taken from.

This is inside the barn.

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