This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 05000247.

Summary

Fort Travis is on Bolivar Peninsula off the East end of Galveston Island.

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 entrance to Galveston harbor. The first Fort is no longer standing and was later built across the harbor on Bolivar Peninsula where construction began in 1898 and continued until WWII

Camera location	29° 21′ 59.16″ N, 94° 45′ 24.96″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	29.366432; -94.756932

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