Always exciting to visit is the historic Fort Davis. This year, the new visitors center was finished so we were able to tour the museum.....
One new addition is a telegraph and signal area where the kids can send messages over a telegraph using Morse code and they can wave signal flags.
This year, N was old enough to participate in the jr ranger program. The others have participated in previous years and they enjoyed helping N look for and find all the required items.
A dress up area was also added.
This year, little legs were also long enough for hiking to the cemetery.....
To get to the old cemetery (all remains were moved to San Antonio National Cemetery when the fort was decommissioned for the last time), you have to pass the parade ground, the visiting officers quarters, and the married enlisted men's houses.
This is the far edge of the parade field, which was surrounded by officers houses and enlisted men's barracks.
Above, is looking toward the edge of the city of Fort Davis. The biggest building in the center of the picture is the grocery store we visit almost daily while in the area.
Above is looking back from the cemetery area across the fort toward the visiting officers quarters.
Ruins of visiting officers quarters and married enlisted men's quarters.
The wagon is similar to the ones people would use to travel down the El. Paso/San Antonio Road. The road runs just to the left of the building pictured below. This building is the commissary.
Ruins of enlisted officers quarters.
One new addition is a telegraph and signal area where the kids can send messages over a telegraph using Morse code and they can wave signal flags.
This year, N was old enough to participate in the jr ranger program. The others have participated in previous years and they enjoyed helping N look for and find all the required items.
A dress up area was also added.
This year, little legs were also long enough for hiking to the cemetery.....
To get to the old cemetery (all remains were moved to San Antonio National Cemetery when the fort was decommissioned for the last time), you have to pass the parade ground, the visiting officers quarters, and the married enlisted men's houses.
This is the far edge of the parade field, which was surrounded by officers houses and enlisted men's barracks.
Above, is looking toward the edge of the city of Fort Davis. The biggest building in the center of the picture is the grocery store we visit almost daily while in the area.
Above is looking back from the cemetery area across the fort toward the visiting officers quarters.
Ruins of visiting officers quarters and married enlisted men's quarters.
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