Beschreibung
FORT MCKAVETT STATE HISTORIC PARK, EXHIBIT PLAN, BARRACKS A, ROOM 101, prepared by Nancy Kott and Barry Hutcheson, illustrated by Cecil Boyd (drawings and original photographs), softcover, spiral binding, first edition, 1971. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. The pages are age-toned. Not a library book or remainder. The wraps are in good condition (faded along edges). 8 ½ x 14, 40 pages, 11 ounces. XX Fort McKavett State Historic Site is located 23 miles west of Menard [Texas] on Farm-to-Market Road 864 on the edge of the Llano Estacado [of West Texas]. The site, consisting of 57.334 acres, rests on a high, stony hill on the south bank of the San Saba River approximately two miles from its source. With the exception of the two-story commanding officers? quarters, the fort structures, numbering forty at one time, consisted of one-story buildings constructed of rough-hewn limestone. The stones were laid with a lime mortar, producing rough-surfaced walls from 18 to 24 inches thick. The interiors of these walls were often plastered smooth, and occasionally the exteriors were given a whitewash coating. Lumber for trim was brought from the San Antonio Quartermaster Supply Depot. Fort McKavett, established December 16, 1851, was one of the federal military posts of the outer line of the Texas defense system erected to protect advancing frontier settlements from the Indians [mainly Comanche and Apache]. Troops, commanded by Colonel Thomas Staniford, arrived at the fort March 14, 1852. Due to the growth of concentrated settlement in the vicinity of the fort and the decline of Indian threats, troops vacated the post in 1859. An upsurge in Indian hostilities after the Civil War necessitated the reestablishment of the post in 1868. Troops remained at the fort until 1883, when it was permanently abandoned by the military. Civilians adapted the fort buildings for use as residences and the town of Fort McKavett originated. The buildings continued to house the greater part of the town population until 1967 when two barracks buildings were donated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, thus, initiating a program to develop the fort as a State Historic Site. The Parks and Wildlife Department presently owns a sizeable portion of the old fort complex and acquisition of the remaining fort structures continues. Development of the fort as a state historic site has halted pending the preparation of the following historic preservation plan. XX In the years following the publication of this preservation plan, Fort McKavett ? described by Gen. William T. Sherman as "the prettiest post in Texas" [in the 1850s] ? has been saved and restored. ?Restored structures include the officers? quarters, barracks, hospital, school house, dead house, sink, and post headquarters. In addition, there are ruins of several buildings, most notably the commanding officer?s quarters, which burned in 1941, and the barracks along the north side of the parade ground, which once was the longest building west of the Mississippi River. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002266
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Bibliografische Details
Titel: Fort McKavett State Historic Park, Exhibit ...
Verlag: Texas Historical Commission
Erscheinungsdatum: 1971
Einband: Soft cover
Illustrator: Boyd, Cecil [illustrator]
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: 1st Edition
