Fort Travis

Fort Travis is a locality in Galveston, Texas. Fort Travis is situated nearby to the village Port Bolivar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Point Bolivar Light and USS Cavalla.

Point Bolivar Light

Lighthouse

Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light.

USS Cavalla, a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku. USS Cavalla is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Travis.

USS Stewart

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USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. USS Stewart is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Travis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Bolivar and Galveston.

Port Bolivar

Village

Photo: Iketsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay.

Galveston

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Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.

Fort Travis

Type: Locality
Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.36357° or 29° 21′ 49″ north

Longitude

-94.7577° or 94° 45′ 28″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76X7967R+CW

GeoNames ID

4691928

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