Fort Griffin State Park & Historic Site.

 park, place with historical importance, state park

Fort Griffin State Historic Site is located on 506.2 acres with 1,500 feet of river area north of Albany in Shackelford County. The site is home to partially restored ruins of Old Fort Griffin located on a bluff overlooking the town site of Fort Griffin and the Clear Fork of the Brazos River Valley. The fort was constructed in 1867 and deactivated in 1881.

The ruins include a hand-dug well, a mess hall, barracks, a library, a rock chimney, a store, an administration building, a cistern, a hospital, a powder magazine, the foundation of the officers' quarters, the first sergeant's quarters, a restored bakery , and replicas of enlisted men's huts. A portion of the official Texas Longhorn herd resides in the park. The park offers camping, hiking, fishing, picnicking, living history, historical reenactments and nature study.

www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_fort_griffin.shtml