Fort McKavett State Historic Site

We visited Fort McKavett State Historic Site, a 150-year-old fort in West Texas, from the Texas-Indian Wars of 1850–1875, with a museum, some ruins, and several restored structures.

Entrance

The visitor center and museum is in the restored hospital building:

Visitor center

Some museum exhibits:

Museum

Museum

Museum

Museum

Museum

Museum

Museum

Museum

Museum

Another angle of the hospital building:

Hospital

Officer buildings:

Buildings

A schoolhouse, that was used from 1874 to 1956:

School

School

School

School

Ruins of the commanding officers quarters:

Ruins

Ruins

Ruins

Sun

Ruins

Ruins

Ruins

Ruins

Ruins

Ruins

Ruins

Other officer quarters, restored:

Officer quarters

Officer quarters

Officer quarters

Officer quarters

Officer quarters

Officer quarters

Officer quarters

Officer quarters

Headquarters:

Headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters

Pole

Barracks:

Barracks

Barracks

Barracks

Barracks

Barracks

Ruins of barracks:

Barracks

Barracks

Barracks

Officers quarters:

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

A “sink”:

Sink

Officers quarters

Officers quarters

The “Dead House” (morgue) behind the hospital:

Dead House

Dead House

Other side of the hospital:

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

A fascinating look at a slice of regional history.