Fort Crockett

Fort Crockett (1897-1953) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1897. Named after David Crockett, hero of the Alamo. Declared surplus and transferred to the GSA in 1953.

Fort Crockett History

Established as a part of the Harbor Defense of Galveston.

Endicott Period

Fort Crockett Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Notes
Battery Izard	8	12"	Mortar	1897-1???-1911-1943	Destroyed
Battery Hampton	2	10"	Disappearing	1897-1???-1911-1943	Destroyed
Battery Laval	2	3"	Masking Parapet	1897-1???-1911-1920	Partly visible built into seawall
Source: CDSG

Fort Crockett Plan

World War I

Fort Crockett World War I Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Notes
Battery Hoskins	2	12"	Casemated Barbette	1917-1921-1921-1946	Casemated in World War II Completed 20 Aug 1944
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Mostly over build with commercial development, some emplacements can still be seen. No period guns or carriages in place.

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Location: Galveston Island, Texas. Maps & Images Lat: 29.2745877 Long: -94.8126367 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 761
• Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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