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Fort Davis National Historic SiteColumn of cavalry re-enactors passing in review.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Map from El Paso to Fort Davis
Map from El Paso to Fort Davis.
 
From El Paso take I-10 east to Van Horn.  At Van Horn Take Highway US-90 east.  Just south of Valentine take Highway 505 and then 166 east.  Turn left on Highway 17 and follow it to the Fort or continue south of Highway 90 to Marfa and then turn left on Highway 17 to Fort Davis.  Alternate Route: From Van Horn take I-10 east to Kent and then turn south on Highway 118 to the Fort. (About 4 hours)
Warm Springs Apache leader Victorio.  

Did You Know?
Apache leader Victorio led a group of Mescaleros, Warm Springs, and Chiricahuas from an Apache Reservation in New Mexico in 1879. Pursued by soldiers from Fort Davis and other west Texas forts he fled into Mexico where he and many of his followers were killed by Mexican troops in October of 1880.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST