A Short But Violent Life Fort Griffin burst on the scene…and faded off.

Fort Griffin, Texas became infamous in its brief run.  Founded in the Panhandle in 1867, the place was a magnet for folks like Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Big Nose Kate, John Selman, John Wesley Hardin, and too many more to list.  Outlaw/lawman John Larn was marshal, sometimes keeping a lid on things.

But by 1881, a nearby town had attracted a railroad and more civilized crowd.  Fort Griffin slowly dwindled away to a ghost town by the 1940s.