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The state acquired the land for the park in 1933 from the City of Bonham. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 894 developed the park between 1933 and 1936, landscaping the rocky, hilly terrain for erosion control and recreational purposes, and constructing an earthen dam to impound a sixty-five-acre lake.
The area was named after Nicholas Bonham, a freeholder from the 17th century. Along with New Dover, New Durham, and Stelton it is one of the older historical communities established before the present-day municipality was incorporated. [8] The historical community of Bonhamtown was originally part of Woodbridge Township.
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: Big Bend Ranch State Park: Presidio, Brewster 311,000 acres (125,857 ha) 1988 Big Bend Ranch State Park: Big Spring State Park: Howard 381.99 acres (154.59 ha) 1936 Big Spring State Park: Blanco State Park: Blanco 104.6 acres (42.3 ha) 1934 The Blanco River in Blanco State Park: Bonham State Park: Fannin ...
[2] [3] The park provides publicly accessible recreational facilities on Lake Bonham, including a boat ramp, restrooms, and camping sites. [4] At the eastern edge of the park, the road reaches its eastern terminus, an intersection with CR 2610 (Old Bonham Lake Road), [2] [3] after traveling a total distance of 2.037 miles (3.278 km). [5]
The first state park in Indiana was McCormick's Creek State Park, in Owen County in 1916, followed in the same year by Turkey Run State Park in Parke County. The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities to the state government. Of the initial twelve parks, only Muscatatuck State Park ...
The following is a list of reservoirs and lakes in the U.S. state of Texas. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
The land that makes up the site was deeded to the state by the San Felipe de Austin Corporation in 1940, and the park was opened to the public the same year. [2] 12 acres (4.9 ha) of the park are set aside as the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site to honor the area's past. This was the site of the township of San Felipe, the seat of ...
Collis P. Huntington State Park is a public recreation area covering 1,017 acres (412 ha) in the towns of Redding, Newtown, and Bethel in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The state park is noted for Anna Hyatt Huntington 's sculptures of bears and wolves that welcome visitors at the park entrance.