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The original anchor is located on the campus of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. A life-size replica may be found in the visitor center of the Padre Island National Seashore. [6] The Santa Maria de Yciar is owned by the State of Texas, Texas Antiquities Committee, and managed by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. [2]
On 21 January 1974, the National Park Service listed the three wrecks as the "Mansfield Cut Underwater Archeological District" in the National Register of Historic Places. [9] The Texas Antiquities Committee of the State of Texas owns the San Esteban wreck. It is managed by the National Park Service. The National Register lists the site as part ...
SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law , after George Law of New York.
The state park bearing the same name is found in Armstrong County, in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. ... Garner State Park was the most visited Texas state park in 2023, welcoming a staggering ...
Chief scientist Bob Evans looks at gold bars recovered from the S.S. Central America steamship that went down in a hurricane in 1857 in a laboratory on Jan. 23, 2018, in Santa Ana, California.
Official historic sites of the state of Texas may be under the supervision of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) or the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Key Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
The money was used to purchase an additional 336 acres of land at San Jacinto. The state appropriated another $25,000 in 1907 for improvements at the battleground and officially named it San Jacinto State Park, the first official state park in Texas. A governor appointed local commission managed the park and reported to the State Board of Control.
Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a 188.3 acres (76 ha) state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.