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Fort Griffin, now a Texas state historic site as Fort Griffin State Historic Site, was a US Cavalry fort established 31 July 1867 by four companies of the Sixth Cavalry, U.S. Army [2] under the command of Lt. Col. S. D. Sturgis, [3]: 64 in the western part of North Texas, specifically northwestern Shackelford County, to give settlers protection from early Comanche and Kiowa raids.
The U.S. Army battle plan was that after the U.S. Navy gunboats silenced the guns of Fort Sabine, the wave of about 200 U.S. Army infantrymen, riding the deck of one of the main fleet's reserve gunboats, would debark immediately below (east) of the fort and effect the fort's surrender. The main fleet, less than five miles offshore and well ...
The Fort Griffin Fandangle is the oldest outdoor musical in the state of Texas. The musical takes place at an outdoor theater, called The Prairie Theatre, in Albany, Texas. Created by Robert Nail in 1938, the Fandangle has grown to a cast of over 400 and celebrates the founding of Fort Griffin and the settling of Albany. The show is attended by ...
Fort Griffin State Historic Site near Albany hosted a Milky Way photography workshop. The former 1867 outpost has some of the darkest skies in Texas.
Fort Caney (near Sargent) Fort Esperanza (on Matagorda Island) Fort Griffin (near Sabine Pass) Fort Grigsby (near Port Neches) Fort Manhassett (near Sabine City) Additionally, there were extensive earthwork fortifications and batteries defending Galveston, which changed hands several times during the war.
Several commenters wrote about how they take U.S. 180 to dine at the Beehive, officially known as the Fort Griffin General Merchandise Store and Beehive Saloon.
Historic Fort Griffin, established in 1867, lies within Shackelford County. During the last two weekends of June, the Fort Griffin Fandangle, a western musical production, is presented by Shackelford County residents in the Prairie Theater in Albany. The content of the program is changed each year.
Neon’s horror comedy “The Monkey” is seeing and doing a strong opening weekend, though it’ll take silver at the box office behind Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” still ...