Fort McKavett State Historic Site is a well-preserved historical site located in Fort McKavett, Texas. This museum and tourist attraction offers visitors …
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Mar 12, 2025
Kinda cool to see & learn about history and the migration of people to California’s gold fields in the 1800’s. Lots of different things happened at this fort over its years. It was a nice stop and pl…Full review by tonyk744
Mar 6, 2024
We have toured most all the Texas Forts & Fort McKavett is the second best fort in our great state. We thoroughly enjoyed Larry's interesting talk on this fort. He made learning history enjoyable. Th…Full review by C6851JNdonnab
Jan 16, 2023
So glad I decided to take a mini road trip from Junction to check this out. I am eager to learn more about the forts in Texas and their stories. This site is large with a mixture of ruins and recr…Full review by mike h
What is the impact of Fort McKavett on today's Texas society?
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Its impact for today is to let us know how our Western civilization found its way out here and to remind us how our ancestors viewed the world as we moved through a civil war and into …
Its impact for today is to let us know how our Western civilization found its way out here and to remind us how our ancestors viewed the world as we moved through a civil war and into “settling” the western frontier. People’s opinions on those of different backgrounds were much different from today.
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