Fort Martin Scott

Fort Martin Scott is a restored United States Army outpost near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country, United States, that was active from December 5, 1848, until April, 1853.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of the Pacific War and Fredericksburg Memorial Library.

National Museum of the Pacific War

Museum

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The National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Nimitz served as commander in chief, United States Pacific Fleet, and was soon afterward named commander in chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II. National Museum of the Pacific War is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Martin Scott.

Fredericksburg Memorial Library

Library

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The Pioneer Memorial Library is located at 115 W. Main Street, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Designed by Alfred Giles, it was built in 1882 to replace the original 1855 courthouse, and was later superseded by the current 1939 courthouse designed by Edward Stein. Fredericksburg Memorial Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Martin Scott.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fredericksburg.

Fredericksburg

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Fredericksburg is a city in and the county seat of Gillespie County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 Census, this city had a population of 10,875.

Fort Martin Scott

Type: Park
Description: historic fort in Texas, USA
Categories: fort and recreation area
Location: Gillespie, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.24915° or 30° 14′ 57″ north

Longitude

-98.84614° or 98° 50′ 46″ west

Open location code

862365X3+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 358773070

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q5471593

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort Martin Scott” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “حصن مارتن سكوت”
French: “fort Martin Scott”
French: “Fort Martin Scott”
Spanish: “Fuerte Martin Scott”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Martin Scott Historic Site and Texas Rangers Heritage Center.

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