Fort Griffin State Historic Site
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Fort Griffin State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army frontier fort and surrounding grounds in Texas that interpret the region’s military, settlement, and cultural history.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic fort
ⓘ
state historic site ⓘ |
| category |
living history site
ⓘ
military museum ⓘ open-air museum ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1930s ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Texas Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fort Griffin State Historic Site herd of Texas longhorns
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Fort Griffin ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ campground ⓘ cemetery ⓘ interpretive exhibits ⓘ trails ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shackelford County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bluff above the Clear Fork of the Brazos River ⓘ |
| militaryBranchHistoricallyAssociated | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Albany, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
camping
ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ hiking ⓘ historical reenactments ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Texas Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Texas state historic sites system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess |
day use
ⓘ
overnight camping ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fort Griffin (U.S. Army fort)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas frontier forts ⓘ Texas longhorn cattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
interpretation of frontier military history
ⓘ
interpretation of regional cultural history ⓘ interpretation of settlement history ⓘ |
| theme |
American frontier
ⓘ
Indian Wars era ⓘ westward expansion ⓘ |
| timePeriodRepresented | 19th century ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
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