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TEXASALMANAC-1974-1975
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VISITORS at the missions around San Antonio enjoy
one of the attractions that make that city popular with
Texans and out-of-state tourists.
STATE PARKS
Texas' expanding system of state parks attracted
more than 10 million visitors in 1972. The parks offer
contrasting attractions, mountains and canyons,
forests, spring -fed streams, sandy dunes and saltwater
surf.
Most of these parks are listed here. Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department provided the information, but did
not attempt to list a few changes made during 1973.
Additional information is available from the
Department's Austin headquarters, personnel at
individual parks or other sourcesof tourist information.
Abilene State Park, 20 miles southwest of Abilene in
Taylor County, 490 acres A recreational park, the land
was deeded b 1 y the City of Abilene in 1933.
Acton State Park, a historical site, is a .006-acre
cemetery plot where Davy Crockett's second wife,
Elizabeth, was buried in 1860. It is six -miles east of
Granbury in Hood County.
Alamo State Park, so designated by the Texas
Legislature in 1965, is four acres in San Antonio around
the Alamo, a shrine of Texas history, administered by
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Atlanta State Park is 1,475 acres of recreational area
11 miles northwest of Atlanta in Cass County. Texas
acquired the land from the U.S. Army in 1954.
Balmorhea State Park, a recreational area, is 48
acres four miles southwest of Balmorhea in Reeves
County, deeded in 1935 by private owners.
Bastrop State Park is 2,033acres, including a 10-acre
lake and a small area of pine trees in a region otherwise
without pines in Bastrop County. The park was acquired
by deeds from the City of Bastrop during 1933 to 1935.
The Battleship Texas was acquired by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department in 1965; its
administration is by the Battleship Texas Commission.
THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS
SAN JACINTO BATTLEFIELD
OPEN THE YEAR ROUND
ADlMISION12 and over 6 to 11 under 6
$1.00 50 cents FreeY
It is moored in San Jacinto Battleground State Park in
Harris County. The Texas served in World Wars I and
II.
The Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, a scenic park,
is along the Rio Grande in Hidalgo County. The 588
acres were acquired frorn private owners in 1944.
Big Spring State Park is 332 acres of recreational
facilities in Howard County. It was narned for a natural
spring which was replaced by an artificial spring. The
park was deeded by the City of Big Spring in 1934 and
1935.
Blanco State Park is 110 acres, along the Blanco
River in Blanco County. A recreational park, the land
was deeded in 1933 and 1934 by private owners.
Bonham State Park is a 300-acre recreational area
near Bonham in Fannin County. It includes a 65-acre
lake. The land was acquired in 1933 and 1934 from the
City of Bonham.
Brazos Island State Park is 217 acres 24 miles
northeast of Brownsville in Cameron County. A scenic
park, the land was acquired from the Texas General
Land Office in 1957.
Buescher State Park, a scenic area, is 1,012 acres
near Smithville in Bastrop County. The state was
deeded the park by the City of Smithville between 1933
and 1936.
Caddo Lake State Park, one mile west of Karnack in
Harrison County, consists of 478 acres along the 25,400
surface-acre Caddo Lake. A scenic area, it was
acquired from private owners in 1933.
Cleburne State Park is a 494-acre recreational area
in Johnson County; 75 acres are designated a wildlife
refuge; acquired from the City of Cleburne in 1935 and
1936.
Copano Bay Causeway State Park, a 6-acre
recreational park, located five miles north of Rockport
in Aransas County. Jurisdiction transferred frorn the
Texas Highway Department in 1967.
Copper Breaks State Park, 12 miles south of Quanah
on Texas 283 or 8 miles north of Crowell, was acquired
in 1970. Recreational park features rugged scenic
beauty on 1,933 acres.
Daingerfield State Park in Morris County is a
551-acre recreational area which includes an
80-surface- acre lake; deeded in 1935 by private owners.
Davis Mountains State Park is 1,869 acres in Jeff
Davis County. The scenic area, near Fort Davis, was
deeded over many years by private owners.
Dinosaur Valley State Park, located near Glen Rose
in Somervell County, is a 1,270-acre scenic park. Land
was acquired from private owners in 1969. Dinosaur
tracks and replicas of the animals featured.
Eisenhower State Park, 457 acres of recreational
area in Grayson County, was acquired by an Army
lease in 1954 and named for the 34th President, Dwight
David Eisenhower.
Eisenhower Birthplace State Park, a historic site, is
three acres, including the birthplace of Dwight David
Eisenhower, in Denison, Grayson County. The property
was acquired in 1958 from the Eisenhower Birthplace
Foundation and the City of Denison.
Fairfield Lake State Park is 1,460 acres, six miles
northeast of the City of Fairfield in Freestone County. A
recreational park for day use only, the park is leased
from Dallas Power & Light Company, Texas Electric
Service Company and Texas Power and Light
Company.
Falcon State Park is 573 acres of recreational
facilities in Starr and Zapata Counties. The park was
leased from the International Boundary and Water
Commission in 1954.
Fannin Battleground State Park, a historical site, is
13 acres east of Goliad in Goliad County. The park was
acquired by legislative enactment in 1965.
Fort Griffin State Park is 503 acres north of Albany
in Shackelford County. A historic park, it includes the
site of the former Fort Griffin from 1867 to 1881. The
state was deeded the land by the county in 1935. A herd
of Texas longhorns resides on the park range.
Fort Lancaster State Park, a 39-acre historic site
located three miles west of Ozona on U.S. 290 in
Crockett County. Abandoned in 1861, the fort guarded
the San Antonio-El Paso Road.
Fort Leaton State Park, four miles east of Presidio
in Presidio County on FM 170, was acquired in 1967 from
private owners. Five acres are on site of pioneer
trading post.
Fort McKavett State Park, a 1,076-acre historic site
acquired in 1967 and 1968 in part from the Fort
McKavett Restoration, Inc., and Menard County, is
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