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  2. Washington Oaks Gardens State Park - Wikipedia

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    The park's land has a rich history. Native Americans found the area a productive hunting and fishing area. After European settlement of Florida, the property had a number of owners and was used for various agricultural purposes. One owner was a surveyor named George Washington, a relative of President George Washington.

  3. List of Washington state parks - Wikipedia

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    In 1947 the State Parks Committee was renamed to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and given authority to oversee the state park system. By 1960 the number of state parks had increased to 130. In 2003, the Washington State Legislature introduced a $5-a-day parking fee, meant to fund park-related construction projects; more ...

  4. List of Florida state parks - Wikipedia

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    On 19 August 2024 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced plans [21] to build golf courses and 350-room lodges on state park lands. [22]In statements to the Tampa Bay Times and in posts to social media, the agency claimed that the construction of a golf course on vulnerable scrub habitat will be done in a way to "minimize habitat impacts".

  5. Coquina - Wikipedia

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    Coquina outcrop on the beach at Washington Oaks State Gardens, Florida Coquina is composed mainly of the mineral calcite , often including some phosphate , in the form of seashells or coral . Coquinas dating from the Devonian period through to the much more recent Pleistocene epoch are a common find all over the world, with the depositional ...

  6. List of Wisconsin state parks - Wikipedia

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    Lizard Mound State Park: Washington: 22 8.9 2022 None Contains 28 effigy mounds in excellent states of preservation, walking trails and interpretive signage. Originally established as a State Park in 1950, it was taken over by Washington County in 1986. It was deeded back to the state in 2021 and redesignated a State Park in 2022.

  7. Washington State Park - Wikipedia

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    Washington State Park is a public recreation area covering 2,147 acres (869 ha) in Washington County in the central eastern part of the state of Missouri. It is located on Highway 21 about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Potosi or 7 miles (11 km) southwest of De Soto on the eastern edge of the Ozarks .

  8. Historic Washington State Park - Wikipedia

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    Historic Washington State Park (formerly Old Washington Historic State Park) is a 101-acre (41 ha) Arkansas state park in Hempstead County, Arkansas in the United States. The museum village contains a collection of pioneer artifacts from the town of Washington, Arkansas , which is a former pioneer settlement along the Southwest Trail . [ 2 ]

  9. Washington Oak - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Oak is a protected ancient white oak tree in Princeton, New Jersey, USA that overlooks the Princeton Battlefield State Park.The International Society of Arboriculture and the Tree Care Industry Association jointly recognize the Washington Oak as having lived at the time of the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787.