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Fort Davis /
- Title
- Fort Davis / Lawrence John Francell.
- Author
- Francell, Lawrence John.
- Publication
- Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., ©2011.
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Details
- Description
- 127 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Established and named for Us secretary of war Jefferson Davis in 1854, Fort Davis was key to the eventual settlement of the Davis Mountains' rich grasslands ... It served as home to the African American regiments known as the Buffalo Soldiers, and Lt. Henry Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point, was court-martialed at this post. Present-day visitors to the town of Fort Davis can gaze at the stars and imagine the immensity of the universe at the University of Texas McDonald Observatory, stay the night at the Civilian Conservation Corps-built Indian Lodge at Davis Mountains State Park, or visit with a living-history volunteer or park ranger at Fort Davis National Historical Site"--Page 4 of cover.
- Series Statement
- Images of America
- Uniform Title
- Images of America.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Illustrated works.
- Pictorial works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
- Contents
- Guarding the road : 1854-1861 -- Settling the frontier : 1867-1891 -- A town grows up : 1870-1920 -- Surviving the Depression and war : 1920-1960 -- Camp meetings, dudes, and celebrations : 1890-Present -- A destination attraction : 1960-Present.
- ISBN
- 9780738579863
- 0738579866
- LCCN
- 2011922886
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library