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Historic forts

Castillo de San Marcos, Fort Ross, Fort Sumter: fortresses from colonial times, the Civil War and the Wild West – many now museums or national historic sites.

16
forts in this area
1
states/provinces with entries
1685
oldest built

By state

Texas 16
Fort

Fort Saint Louis

Victoria County · built 1685 · HOU · 169 km

Foto: Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Fort

Fort Richardson

Texas · DFW · 111 km

Foto: NetherlandishYankee (talk), Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

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Fort

Fort McIntosh

Laredo · built 1849 · SAT · 247 km

Foto: Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Fort

Fort Crockett

Galveston · built 1903 · HOU · 61 km

Foto: No machine-readable author provided. Carl Gusler assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Fort

Presidio San Antonio de Bexar

San Antonio · SAT · 12 km

Foto: DLS Texas, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Fort

Fort Manhassett

Texas · HOU · 136 km

Good to know

  • Many forts are National Park Service or Parks Canada sites: check opening hours and fees on their website first.
  • On weekends there are often demonstrations in period costume – the events calendar is worth a look.
  • Some forts sit on islands and can only be reached by ferry, such as Fort Sumter or Fort Jefferson.

Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Photos: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence per image) · Last checked on 19 September 2026

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