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Fort Travis was the first fort established by the Republic of Texas (1836) to protect the Galveston harbor entrance. Using army recruits and slave labor, an octagonal earth and timber fortification was built. Fort Travis was named in honor of William B. Travis, a famous defender of the Alamo. Fort Travis received a Texas Historical Marker in 1993.
May 29, 2021 · Fort Travis Seashore Park in Texas is home to a former World War I and II fort that once housed thousands of troops.
Fort Travis Seashore Park is also the historic Fort Travis, a 60 acres (24 ha) military site with bunkers. The park is located in an area known as Bolivar Point, on the extreme west side of the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, Texas.
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Oct 9, 2019 · The first Fort Travis, on the eastern end of Galveston Island, was the first fort established by the Republic of Texas in 1836 to protect the Galveston harbor entrance. It was an octagonal structure mounted with six and twelve pound guns from the Cayuga and was commanded by James Morgan.
Fort Travis In early 1836, soon after Texas declared independence from Mexico, Republic of Texas president David Burnet dispatch Colonel Ed Harcourt to Galveston Island to erect a fort.
Jun 10, 2021 · Fort Travis got it's start in 1836 when the Republic of Texas built Fort Travis, named after one of the heroes of the Alamo, William B. Travis, to protect the Galveston Harbor entrance. Fast forward to 1898, Fort Travis was bought by the United States Government.
