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== [[Endicott Period]] == | == [[Endicott Period]] == | ||
Construction on Fort Travis began in 1898 and was completed in 1899. Two batteries were built, [[Battery Davis]] and [[Battery Ernst]]. The fort sustained heavy damage in the Galveston hurricane of 1900 but was rebuilt. A fifteen-foot seawall was built in 1906. | Construction on Fort Travis began in 1898 and was completed in 1899. Two batteries were built, [[Battery Davis]] and [[Battery Ernst]]. The fort sustained heavy damage in the Galveston hurricane of 1900 but was rebuilt. A fifteen-foot seawall was built in 1906. | ||
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[[Image:Fort Travis Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Fot Travis Plan]] | [[Image:Fort Travis Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Fot Travis Plan]] | ||
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== [[World War I]] == | == [[World War I]] == | ||
In [[World War I]] Fort Travis defended the port of Galveston and approaches. [[Battery Kimble]] was added in 1925. | In [[World War I]] Fort Travis defended the port of Galveston and approaches. [[Battery Kimble]] was added in 1925. | ||
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== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
During [[World War II]] [[Battery 236]] (1943) was added. The post also housed German prisoners of war during [[World War II]]. | During [[World War II]] [[Battery 236]] (1943) was added. The post also housed German prisoners of war during [[World War II]]. | ||
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==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
County park with some batteries remaining. | County park with some batteries remaining. | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 168 | * {{Hart}}, page 168 | ||
* Gaines, William, ''The Seacoast Defenses of Galveston, Texas'', '''The Coast Defense Journal''', Vol 21, Issue 4, page 4 | |||
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/qcf23.html The Handbook of Texas OnLine] | * [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/qcf23.html The Handbook of Texas OnLine] | ||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 30 September 2009
Fort Travis (2) (1898-1947) - Established in 1898 as an Endicott Period coastal defense fortification named for William B. Travis. Active post until 1947.
Fort Travis (2) History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Galveston.
Endicott Period
Construction on Fort Travis began in 1898 and was completed in 1899. Two batteries were built, Battery Davis and Battery Ernst. The fort sustained heavy damage in the Galveston hurricane of 1900 but was rebuilt. A fifteen-foot seawall was built in 1906.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Davis (1) | 2 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1898-1911-1918 | 1900 Hurricane damaged rebuilt |
| Battery Ernst | 3 | 3" | Masking Pedestal | 1898-1898-1911-1946 | 1900 Hurricane damaged rebuilt |
| Source: CDSG | |||||
World War I
In World War I Fort Travis defended the port of Galveston and approaches. Battery Kimble was added in 1925.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Kimble | 2 | 12" | Long Range Barbette | 1917-1922-1922-1943 | Guns to Fort Moultrie |
| Source: CDSG | |||||
World War II
During World War II Battery 236 (1943) was added. The post also housed German prisoners of war during World War II.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery 236 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Long Range Barbette | 1942-1945-1945-194? | Gun tubes never arrived, battery not armed |
| Source: CDSG | |||||
Current Status
County park with some batteries remaining.
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Location: Fort Travis Seashore Park, eastern tip of Galviston Island. Maps & Images Lat: 29.364916 Long: -94.758217 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 168
- Gaines, William, The Seacoast Defenses of Galveston, Texas, The Coast Defense Journal, Vol 21, Issue 4, page 4
- The Handbook of Texas OnLine
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