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Fort Davis is located in West Texas, and is the county seat of Jeff Davis County. At 5,050 feet in elevation, it has the distinction of being the highest county seat in the state of Texas. The population is about 1,000 people. Fort Davis lies at the feet of the Davis Mountains. The University of Texas operates the McDonald Observatory just outside Fort Davis. It's high elevation, dry climate and pristine skies are perfect for the observatory.

Fort Davis was established as a military fort to protect emigrants and mail carriers on the route from San Antonio to El Paso. After the Civil War ended, it was home to the Buffalo Soldiers, an all black Army unit.
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TYoungTX
Fort Davis
Dec 28, 2007 - Jan 01, 2008
Austin, Texas, USA -› Fort Davis, Texas, USA -› ...
The McDonald Observatory is part of the University of Texas system, and is situated atop Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains.  It is right across the valley from Libby's place -- in fact, people in her area have to pull their shades at night or they get fined for causing light pollution in the area which interferes with the work at the observatory. We hit the Observatory on the one night this week that was cloudy!  We kept thinking it would clear up, but it did not.  We did get…
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big bend national park, texas, july 2008: Fort Davis Travel Photos
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big bend national park, texas, july 2008: Fort Davis Travel Photos
Jul 13, 2008 - Jul 18, 2008
Big Bend National Park, USA -› Fort Davis, Texas, USA -› ...
annual family trip to big bend, although this is my first time in ages to come along. camping, hiking, sweating like crazy in the desert,...
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Marathon, TX to Fort Davis, TX via Big Bend National Park, 4/12+13
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Marathon, TX to Fort Davis, TX via Big Bend National Park, 4/12+13
Mar 18, 2007 - May 17, 2007
Everett, Washington, USA -› Lincoln City, Oregon, USA -› ...
  Marathon, TX to Big Bend National Park then on to Fort Davis, TX   Warm and calm morning.  We topped off the gas in Marathon and headed south to Big Bend Park.  We again saw the Border Patrol cars in the area and traffic going north was stopped for vehicle checks at one point.  The drive today has been beautiful.  The desert cacti are in bloom.  Not full but surely enough to see the wonder of what water and heat can produce.  We stopped at an info …
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