History
Fort Concho Founded San Angelo — and It Still Stands
Fort Concho was established in 1867 to protect settlers on the frontier, and the community that grew outside its walls became San Angelo.
The U.S. Army built Fort Concho in 1867 at the junction of the Concho rivers. Buffalo Soldiers — Black cavalry regiments — were among the troops stationed here. The fort protected mail routes and settlers moving into West Texas. When the fort closed in 1889, San Angelo had already grown into a cattle and wool trading town.
Fort Concho is now a National Historic Landmark and a city museum in downtown San Angelo. Several original stone buildings remain standing. For someone moving to the area, Fort Concho gives strong context for why San Angelo exists where it does.
Source to confirm: Handbook of Texas — San Angelo