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Category: Historic Site
Wednesday turned into a fruitful sightseeing day. Seeing the Custodian's Cottage took a good portion of the morning. Wednesday afternoon was spent sightseeing around the town of Fannin in the Coleto Creek area near a KOA to fill a propane bottle. El Camino Real de los Tejas Visitors Center El Camino Real de los Tejas Visitors … Continue reading Custodian’s Cottage, Market House Museum, Coleto Creek Lake and Fannin Battleground
The Sunday visit to Mission Nuestra Senora Del Espiritu Santo De Zuniga (blog post) focused on the history tour. Monday morning it made sense to go back with the "Big C" (Linda's name for my large expensive Camera) to take more pictures and pay better attention to the material in the museum. There was also time to … Continue reading Mission Rosario, Fannin Monument, Angel of Goliad, General Zaragoza and Presidio La Bahia
December 2004 was our first visit to Goliad. The weather was warm, highs in the seventies. Mission Espiritu Santo was lit much as it is today with Christmas lights. A pathway between the ranger station and the Mission was lighted by faux candles faux in paper bags as it is today. Goliad State Park and … Continue reading Mission Nuestra Senora Del Espiritu Santo De Zuniga
Fort Davis was established before the Civil War to protect settlers, stage coach routes and trains from (primarily Apache) Indian raiders. The fort was closed before the beginning of the twentieth century. We originally planned to visit the fort on Thursday (Adjusting to Altitude and Making Plans) but we went to the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute … Continue reading Fort Davis National Historic Site