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| Texas (Jeff Davis County), Fort Davis — Fort Davis | | | Established by Lieut. Col. Washington Seawell with six companies of the Eighth U.S. Infantry in October 1854 for protecting travelers on the San Antonio-El Paso Road. Named in honor of the then Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, it was abandoned by federal troops in April 1861, reoccupied in 1867. Troops from the post helped to bring about the peaceful settlement and development of the region. Fort Davis was deactivated in 1891. — Map (db m26357) | | Texas (Jeff Davis County), Fort Davis — Manuel Musquiz | | | Ruins of
the ranch home of Manuel Musquiz,
a pioneer who settled here
in 1854
Abandoned due to Indian raids
the deserted buildings served as
a Ranger Station intermittently,
1880 - 1882
while the country was being
cleared of Indians and bandits — Map (db m5836) | | Texas (Jeff Davis County), Fort Davis — McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas | | | Original unit in complex forming one of the great observatory centers of the world. Built in the 1930s under terms of legacy from William Johnson McDonald (1844-1926), a Paris (Texas) banker interested in the stars. A well-educated man, McDonald lived frugally. As a hobby, he read science books and viewed planets through a small telescope. His will granted to the University of Texas $800,000: "to build an observatory and promote the study of astronomy." This site was selected because of its . . . — Map (db m26389) |
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