Fort Crockett
Fort Crockett is a government reservation on Galveston Island overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The facility was originally built as a defense installation to protect the city and harbor of Galveston and to secure the entrance to Galveston Bay, thus protecting the commercial and industrial ports of Galveston and Houston and the extensive oil refineries in the bay area.
- Locality
- Description: fort in Texas
Places of Interest
Discover Beth Jacob Cemetery and B’Nai Israel Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galveston.
Fort Crockett
- Category: fort
- Location
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Latitude
29.2719° or 29° 16′ 19″ north
Longitude
-94.81575° or 94° 48′ 57″ west
Open location code
76X775CM+QP
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In Other Languages
“Fort Crockett” goes by many names.
حصن كروكيتEgyptian Arabic
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Discover Lakeview Cemetery and Crockett Park.
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