Fort Travis (1)

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

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Location: Eastern tip of Galviston Island Maps & Images Lat: 29.336402 Long: -94.766254 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google 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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