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Universal Kids Resort is an upcoming 32-acre (13 ha) theme park and entertainment resort complex under construction in Frisco, Texas. Announced in January 2023, [1] it is the third Universal Studios Resort in the United States. The park is scheduled to open in May 2026.
Austin, for whom Austin Bluffs are named, was a wealthy sheep ranch owner of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha). [8] [9] [b] Austin hired Hispanic shepherds from southern Colorado and New Mexico to tend his sheep in the 1880s. [4] Photographer Laura Gilpin was born in Austin Bluffs, which was more accessible for a doctor than the family ranch on Horse Creek.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; part of Colorado County Courthouse Historic District; Second Empire style building completed in 1886. 7: State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River: State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River: October 10, 1996 : U.S. Route 90, 0.6 miles east of its junction with Loop 329
Templeton Gap is a gap between hills and bluffs located in northeastern Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. It was used by Native Americans to reach Ute Pass and was an area that oxen trains traveled to reach Colorado Springs. Templeton Ranch was operated by A.J. Templeton, for whom the feature is named.
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park is a 293-acre (119 ha) public park in Northeast Austin, Texas. [1] The park features 15 miles of hiking trails, multiple softball fields, a swimming pool, a playground, and numerous barbecue pits and picnic tables. [ 1 ]
Today, this area is protected by the U.S. National Park Service and can only be viewed by ranger-led guided tours, which must be reserved in advance. Alibates Flint Quarries was the only national monument in the state of Texas until the Military Working Dog Teams National Monument was created in 2013, and is adjacent to and managed together ...
The History of Travis County and Austin states "The Mormons are credited with construction, in 1846, of one of Travis County's oldest roads to the northwest, the one that today is a scenic drive along Bull Creek to the Spicewood Springs Road, and which then led to a mill on Bull Creek used after the Mormon Mill washed away". [5]
Umlauf was employed by the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project during the Great Depression and he garnered recognition for his large public work sculptures, including War Mother (1939) which resulted in his job offer from the University of Texas. He is known for his expressive sculptures regarding humanistic and religious themes ...