Fort Travis (1)

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Fort Travis (1) (1836-1844) - Established Apr 1836 as Fort Point (2) and later renamed Fort Travis after William B. Travis, commander at the Alamo. Abandoned 1844.

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Location: Eastern tip of Galviston Island Maps & Images Lat: 29.336402 Long: -94.766254 Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth Wiki Mapping from WikiMapia Elevation: 0'

Sources:

• Pierce, Gerald S., Texas Under Arms:The Camps, Posts, Forts & Military Towns of the Republic of Texas 1836-1846, Encino Press, Austin TX, 1969, ISBN/ASIN: B0006CYB9I, pages 48-57
• The Handbook of Texas OnLine

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