Texas has done a pretty good job of maintaining the forts that have defended the lone star state with one near El Paso that looks almost new.
Texas has, or had, a ton of forts that protected Texas and Texans. Some are reduced to just a building or two while others are fairly complete. Fort Davis, an easy road trip from El Paso, is one of the most complete and it looks like they just built it.
World Atlas listed the 8 most iconic forts in Texas and the list includes one that wasn’t meant to be a fort … it just kind of worked out that way.
The Birthplace Of Texas
The Alamo was not meant to be a fort, it began as a Spanish mission and got moved around a bit before it wound up where it is now. It not only had several locations, it also didn’t always have that instantly recognizable shape…