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Map of Jasper National Park. On July 22, 2024, at 7:00 pm MDT, Parks Canada reported a wildfire northeast of the town of Jasper. Shortly after, a second wildfire was reported south of the townsite. At 8:35 pm, the Municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park issued 'preventive' evacuation alerts. [6]
Wichita Falls is located in the 30th district of the Texas Senate. Craig Estes, a Republican, had held the senate seat since 2001, until Pat Fallon won election in 2018. Wichita Falls is part of Texas's 13th congressional district for the U.S. House of Representatives. Ronny Jackson, a Republican, has held this seat since 2021.
Athabasca Falls is a Class 5 waterfall, with a total drop height of 24 m (79 ft) and a width of 46 m (151 ft). [1] A powerful, picturesque waterfall, Athabasca Falls is not known so much for its height as for its force, due to the large quantity of water falling into the gorge, which can be substantial even on a cold morning in the fall, when river levels tend to be at their lowest.
There are seven properties listed on the National Register in the county. Two properties are State Antiquities Landmarks one of which along with three others are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24, 2025. [1]
With the closure of the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum across town in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum of North Texas History agreed to take responsibility for that collection. [5] The Museum inventoried the collection in place, and expected to finish by the end of 2021. [5]
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Jonnie R. Morgan, The History of Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls, 1931) Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Wichita Falls" , Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State , American Guide Series , New York: Hastings House, hdl : 2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust {{ citation }} : CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link )
The exhibition opens Saturday, Oct. 15 — when admission is free — with artmaking activities, live jazz, a dance performance and tours.