Inside the Top 5 Abandoned Military Bases in Texas

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What if I told you that there’s an abandoned World War II-era airforce base that sits, frozen in time, on an untamed island off the coast of Texas? Or that the crumbling runways of the airfield that once housed the first bomber to drop an atomic bomb lie forgotten in the sands of the Texas desert? I didn’t believe it either when I heard about it -at first. But then I decided to go check out these places, and I was blown away. Today, we will be exploring the top 5 abandoned military bases in Texas.

5. Fort Wolters

4. Marfa Army Airfield

3. Pyote Air Force Base

2. Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant

1. Matagorda Island Air Force Base

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Wolters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyote_Air_Force_Base

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_Airport_(original)

https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Marfa_Army_Air_Field

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_Army_Ammunition_Plant

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/aap-longhorn.htm

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Caddo_Lake/about/amm_plant.html

https://caddolakeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/In-Depth-Case-Study-LHAAP-2018-Katie-Bird.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base

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