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Visiting Fort Lancaster and the Wild West

March 16, 2017

Fort Lancaster has to be one of the coolest places we stopped at during our 2016 Road Trip. It is ...
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Old Historic Fort Stockton Parade Ground & View of Officer's Row

Old Fort Stockton, Texas

February 23, 2017

On our way to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, we stopped at Fort Stockton, Texas to tour Old Fort Stockton, an ...
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Fort Hancock which was once called Camp Rice is an old Civil War fort that was abandoned in 1895. Only that is left is the remains of the original marker.

The long forgotten Fort Hancock / Camp Rice | Old Forts

July 13, 2016

We originally stopped at Fort Hancock on our 2016 Road Trip due to finding out it was an old military ...
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Site of Fort Mason, Texas

July 6, 2016

We started our road trip today, a day late. Since we don't really have anywhere to be at a certain ...
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Fort Martin Scott - Fredericksburg Texas

Fort Martin Scott – Frederickburg Texas

July 26, 2014

Recently, we went on an exploration day (aka Mom needed out of the house). We found our way to Fredericksburg, ...
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