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Texas tried to preserve parts of Caddo in 1934 by establishing a 483-acre (2 km 2) state park, with trails, cabins, and other facilities constructed by the WPA. The Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant was built on the shores of Caddo in the mid-20th century, and its operations polluted large portions of the surrounding wetlands until its closure in ...
General Mills itself was created on June 20, 1928, [8] when Washburn-Crosby President James Ford Bell merged Washburn-Crosby with three other mills. [9] In the same year, General Mills acquired the Wichita Mill and Elevator Company of the industrialist Frank Kell of Wichita Falls, Texas. With the sale, Kell acquired cash plus stock in the ...
Caddo Lake State Park IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) Saw Mill Pond Location of Caddo Lake State Park in Texas Location Harrison County, East Texas, Texas, United States Nearest city Karnack, Texas Coordinates 32°41′27″N 094°10′45″W / 32.69083°N 94.17917°W / 32.69083; -94.17917 Area 484 acres (196 ha) Elevation 237 ft (72 m) Established June 1933 ...
The Wallace Pratt Lodge was the summer residence of Wallace Pratt, the principal donor of the lands that would become Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Pratt was a petroleum geologist employed by the Humble Oil Company , scouting for oilfield leases in west Texas.
The brochure also points to the property’s history as a state park. “Land maintained as a Texas state park for 50 years will now be preserved by 400 members laying roots together,” the ...
Tres Palacios State Park: 1933? Matagorda: Unknown [3] Kerrville-Schreiner State Park: 1936: 2004: Kerr: Kerrville-Schreiner Park: Fort Stockton State Park?? Pecos: Unknown: Mackenzie State Park?? Lubbock: Mackenzie Park: Avalon State Park?? Bandera: Bandera County Medina Lake Park: Texas Park Road 37 still in commission even though state park ...
Martin Creek Lake State Park: Martin Dies, Jr. State Park: Jasper, Tyler 730 acres (300 ha) 1965 Martin Dies, Jr. State Park: McKinney Falls State Park: Travis 744.4 acres (301 ha) 1976 McKinney Falls State Park: Meridian State Park: Bosque 505.4 acres (204.5 ha) 1935 Meridian State Park: Mission Tejas State Park: Houston 660 acres (270 ha) 1957
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