Fort Sam Houston

Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. Known as "Fort Sam", it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston.
The U.S. Army has maintained a presence in the Alamo City since 1845. The Army leased facilities in the City of San Antonio, including the Alamo. In 1876, the Army began to move its facilities to the present site of Fort Sam Houston upon completion of the Quadrangle. The post has since increased in size from the original 92 acres donated to the Army by the city, to approximately 3,000 acres today.

Prior to the Civil War, the headquarters controlled 25 percent of the Army's forces. From 1910 until World War II, Fort Sam Houston was the largest Army post in the continental United States. Many of the most distinguished American soldiers have served here, including no less than 13 Army Chiefs of Staff and two United States presidents. At the end of the Second World War, the Army decided to make Fort Sam Houston the principal medical training facility. In conjunction with this decision, came the determination to develop Brooke General Hospital into one of the Army's premier medical centers.Today, Fort Sam Houston is the largest and most important military medical training facility in the world.

The significant contributions of Fort Sam Houston to the United States were recognized in 1975 when the post was designated as a National Historic Landmark. As one of the Army's oldest installations, Fort Sam Houston boasts the largest collection of historic structures -- more than 900 buildings.