Barracks at Fort Davis

Grand Tour of Texas: Day 5 Fort Davis to Big Bend

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December 21st 2010
Day 5 of the Grand Tour of Texas!!!! I bid farewell to my brother and niece. I'll see them in Laredo soon. This morning I headed over to Historic Fort Davis and took a quick look around of the barracks. I like the setting against the mountains rising in the back. Its a great place for a fort. I took a wonderful winding drive through the Davis Mountains afterwards on my way up to the McDo ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more