Fort McKavett State Historic Site

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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.