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Author Topic: Historic Fort Davis Pics  (Read 503 times)
fartymarty
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« on: March 15, 2008, 08:11:23 pm »

   I'm not a history buff by any means, but I did spend an enjoyable afternoon here just wandering around pretending that I was retired and had nowhere else to be. eusa_whistle cool




















 










 The last picture above is a visible example of the variance between magnetic north and true
north; the foundations at the rear of the row of officer's quarters are aligned to true north, while
the officer's quarters in front were aligned with magnetic north.
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2008, 10:22:34 pm »

Fartymarty

Thank you for the pics, they are really nice.  My favorite is the last one.


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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2008, 11:08:22 pm »

Nice pictures FartyMarty, how was the weather there?
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