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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1836-1844)''' - | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1836-1844)''' - A Texas army post established in April 1836 at the end of the [[Texas Revolution]] as [[Fort Point (2)]] and later renamed Fort Travis after [[William B. Travis]], commander at [[The Alamo]]. Abandoned in 1844 just before statehood. | ||
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=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
==Current Status== | A Texas Army octagonal earthworks located at the eastern end of Galveston Island. Armed with 6 and 12-pounder cannons from the ship Cayuga. | ||
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Eastern tip of Galviston Island, Galveston County, Texas. | |||
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(F) 29.336402, -94.766254, | (F) 29.336402, -94.766254, Fort Point (2) | ||
Fort Travis (1)<br>(1836-1844) | |||
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'''Location:''' Eastern tip of Galviston Island | '''Location:''' Eastern tip of Galviston Island, Galveston County, Texas | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|29.336402|-94.766254}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|29.336402|-94.766254}} | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 779 | |||
* {{Pierce}}, pages 48-57 | * {{Pierce}}, pages 48-57 | ||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-coast1.html#travis1 Nort American Forts - Fort Travis] | |||
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/qcf23.html The Handbook of Texas OnLine] | |||
'''Visited: No''' | '''Visited: No''' | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 28 March 2013
Fort Travis (1) (1836-1844) - A Texas army post established in April 1836 at the end of the Texas Revolution as Fort Point (2) and later renamed Fort Travis after William B. Travis, commander at The Alamo. Abandoned in 1844 just before statehood.
Fort Travis (1) History
A Texas Army octagonal earthworks located at the eastern end of Galveston Island. Armed with 6 and 12-pounder cannons from the ship Cayuga.
Current Status
Eastern tip of Galviston Island, Galveston County, Texas.
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Location: Eastern tip of Galviston Island, Galveston County, Texas Maps & Images Lat: 29.336402 Long: -94.766254 |
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 779
- 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
Links:
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