Fort Davis National Historic Site

Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site is located in Texas
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Location of Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site is located in the United States
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site (the United States)
Location101 Lt. Flipper Dr.
Fort Davis, Texas
Coordinates30°35′57″N 103°53′34″W / 30.59917°N 103.89278°W / 30.59917; -103.89278
Area523 acres (212 ha)
Built1854 (1854)
ArchitectLt. Col. Wesley Merritt
Visitation55,955 (2015)[1]
WebsiteFort Davis National Historic Site
NRHP reference No.66000045
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960
Designated NHSSeptember 8, 1961

Fort Davis National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the unincorporated community of Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas. Located within the Davis Mountains of West Texas, the historic site was established in 1961 to protect one of the best remaining examples of a United States Army fort in the southwestern United States.

  1. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved August 18, 2016.

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