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Above: The stone chimney of Fort Lancaster’s Company K barracks was built in 1857. Below: The U.S. Army’s camel corps passed through Fort Lancaster in 1855.
Sonora’s Old Ice House Ranch Museum showcases the city’s pioneer heritage.
At left: The 1891 Sutton County Courthouse. Above and below: The mystical Caverns of Sonora.
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