Battery 236
Battery 236 was a part of Fort Travis, which was part of the harbor defense of Galveston and was built from 1942 to 1945. The battery was operational until 1946. It should be equipped with two 6" guns but was never armed.
Nowadays the battery is open to the public.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: John Stanton
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