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The first annual "Texas Forts Tour - a bicycle ride through history" will start out at Fort Richardson State Park with registration and packet pick-up on Friday, October 9, 2009 from 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. This is a three day event which will take you through more rolling hills and beautiful Texas fall scenery than you may have seen. The Wichita Streams and Valleys Association, Texas Forts Trail Region, Hotter N Hell 100, White Realty Management Co., and the Jacksboro Chamber of Commerce have all provided monetary support for this event. The communities along the route are also providing camping sites, showers, community group labor and other needs in sponsoring this great fall event! Some of these include the Ft. Richardson State Park, the Friends of Ft. Richardson, Graford area, Graham, Ft Belknap, Newcastle, Throckmorton, Ft Griffin, Albany, Breckenridge, Palo Pinto, Mineral wells and the many fire departments and county and city police that serve these areas. To help with this event in Jack County you may contact Robert Frie (940)567-3506 or the chamber office. To register for this event you can read more about it and get an application at www.weechita.org, www.texasfortstour.com or for questions call Sandy at (940) 322-3223. You may also get an application at the Jacksboro Chamber of Commerce.

Re-enactors will spend the day performing drills, doing battle re-enactments, giving history lessons, etc. They will sound their morning gun to start the day. Most of the activities will be over around 4 p.m., however, there is talk of a night skirmish/battle! Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information call the park office at (940) 567-3506.