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Summer Activities Scheduled For Fort Davis National Historic Site

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May 28, 2015
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Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas has an interesting schedule of activities for the summer/David and Kay Scott

Fort Davis National Historic Site, located in southwest Texas, is gearing up for the park'™s special summer activities.

The frontier military post that operated from 1854 to 1891 protected immigrants traveling on the Trans-Pecos portion of the Chihuahua Trail and the San Antonio - El Paso Road. The historic site will be hosting hour-long programs in the Davis Mountain State Park Amphitheater. Programs are to begin at 7 p.m. each Saturday evening beginning June 13 and run through August 15, with the exception of July 4th.

The historic site will also be sponsoring seven Junior Ranger Days for children ages 5 through 14 who will be able to earn a Fort Davis NHS Junior Ranger badge. The first day on June 12 will target activities centering around the theme 'œEnter the Apache World.' Activities scheduled for June 18 and July 24 will be based on 'œIn the Army Now.' 'œFort Activity Day' is scheduled for June 25, while July 11 will be 'œChildren'™s Frontier Activities.' On July 18 and August 2 participants will play 1880s baseball and kids'™ games.

The historic site'™s major summer event will take place during the Fourth of July weekend. In conjunction with the town of Fort Davis, a parade through downtown is scheduled for Saturday morning, with food and craft booths set up around the courthouse. Following the parade, park rangers and volunteers, dressed in authentic 1880s costumes will offer living history programs on the fort grounds and in several of the fort'™s refurnished buildings. Visitors should not miss the hospital building with its 1876 medical instruments and fully furnished surgeon'™s office, which was first-class for its period.

Additional planned activities include firing of the cannon and an 1880s baseball game.

There's no lodging or camping in the park, but you can find a campground with full hook-up at the nearby state park.

Writing about the historic site'™s activities for July 4th makes us wish we could return for the Independence Day activities.

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Barracks interior at Fort Davis National Historic Site/David and Kay Scott

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