The New Fort Fisher

ID: 1382 ~ Source: Conger, Roger Norman, interviewed by Thomas Lee Charlton, April 14, 1977, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Roger N. Conger speaks with interviewer Thomas L. Charlton about how he helped create a new headquarters for the Texas Rangers in the late 1960s.

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By Caleb Vinson & Prisca Bird
Fort Fisher is an excellent example of how a historical site can be reimagined to fit contemporary needs. Comprised of a few shanties in themid nineteenth century, more than 130 years later the Waco Chamber of Commerce breathed new life into the…