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New Bastion and Wall...
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...where the old one once stood. An old freight wagon stands
in the center as a reminder of what was once used to carry supplies and
materials to and from the Fort.
"The fort was 150 feet square and built of large sun-dried adobes on a foundation of stone. The walls were fourteen feet high, two feet thick at the base, and one foot thick at the top. About six feet from the ground were peepholes, to be used for observation in case of trouble." An Enduring Legacy: Volume Ten |
Replica of Pioneer Garden
| "Enough food was raised the first summer (corn, beans, peas, melons) to help sustain the settlers until next year's crops were ready. In November [1855] they harvested cotton from the planting in July. Grape cuttings, fruit trees, and seeds were brought from California. The colony became almost self-sustaining." An Enduring Legacy: Volume Ten | 
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Recreated Creek and Bridge
| The Old Ranch gets a new bridge and the water runs passed the old fort once again. | |
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Above photos taken by Patricia Desmond
