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Fort Travis is an early 20th century US Army coastal defense artillery installation on the Bolivar Peninsula, northeast of Galveston. It was built in 1898, with additions made over the years. In 1949 the installation was declared surplus and sold. Galveston County later purchased the site and now uses it as a public park. I visited this place on March 15, 2021.
In addition to the batteries and military structures, there were here a number of support buildings. The buildings, usually wooden, no longer exist, but the foundations remain.
Battery Kimble is in the background.
Administration and Supply
Fort Travis is an early 20th century US Army coastal defense artillery installation on the Bolivar Peninsula, northeast of Galveston. It was built in 1898, with additions made over the years. In 1949 the installation was declared surplus and sold. Galveston County later purchased the site and now uses it as a public park. I visited this place on March 15, 2021.
In addition to the batteries and military structures, there were here a number of support buildings. The buildings, usually wooden, no longer exist, but the foundations remain.
Battery Kimble is in the background.