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Fort Davis National Historic Site Centenniel celebration at Fort Davis in October 1954.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Table of Contents for Grades 2-5

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I. Introduction: Cover: Curriculum Materials      

A. TEKS Matrix

II. Fort Davis Comes Alive! History of Fort Davis

         A. The First Fort Davis 1854-1862  (Make a covered Wagon at http://www.nps.gov/whmi/forkids/wagon-1.htm)

  B. The Second Fort Davis 1867-1891
  C. Mapping the Great American Desert
        D. Army Transportation and Supply at Fort Davis
        E. Fort Davis and Uncle Sam's Camels

III. Meet the People at Fort Davis

A. Native Americans Who Lived and Traveled Near Fort Davis
B. The Life of a Soldier in the 19th Century
C. Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Davis, 1867-1885 
  a.Use this link in this lesson Interactive PowerPoint
D.Women of Fort Davis
E. Children at Fort Davis
F. Post School at Fort Davis

IV. 19th-Century Medicine and the Fort Davis Post 
Hospital

A. Post Hospital and Medicine at Fort Davis                 
a. Interactive Excel lessons
i. Graphing Activity
         ii. Fort Davis Believe It or Not
        iii. Parts of Speech Activities

V. Stewardship: Preserving and Protecting the
Resources of Fort Davis National Historic Site

         A. Review the Rules of the Park
         
       

 

    

      

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