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Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation located in present-day Jacksboro, Texas. Named in honor of Union General Israel B. Richardson , who died in the Battle of Antietam [ 4 ] during the American Civil War , it was active from 1867 to 1878.
Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site: Jacksboro: Jack: Restored post-Civil War fort buildings [117] Jack County Museum Jacksboro Jack Built in 1882, 19th century artifacts at the Jack County Museum, including the Powell log cabin and furnishings. [118] The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum Cleburne Johnson: AKA Big Bear Native American ...
Fort Leaton State Historic Site: Fort Parker State Park: Limestone 1,458.8 acres (590.4 ha) 1941 Fort Parker State Park: Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway: Jack 454.16 acres (183.79 ha) 1968 Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway: Franklin Mountains ...
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: Mission: Hidalgo: Texas Coastal Bend: 764 acres, headquarters of the World Birding Center, exhibit hall, observation tower, bird blinds, guided walks Bob Jones Nature Center: Southlake: Denton: North Texas: website, 758 acres, operated by the City Brazos Bend State Park: Needville: Fort Bend: Texas Gulf Coast
Confederate Reunion Grounds is a Texas historic site located near Mexia, Limestone County, Texas at the confluence of the Navasota River and Jack's Creek. From 1889–1946, Confederate Civil War veterans and families reunited at the site during late-July or early-August, camping under the giant bur oaks, enjoying speeches, concerts, dances, fellowship and food, and raising funds for families ...
The park opened in September 1981 and was operated as a state park until the TPWD terminated its lease on August 31, 2012 when the river authority assumed management. [1] The majority of the park consists of mixed oak and pecan woodlands. White-tailed deer, squirrels, rabbits, nine-banded armadillos, and raccoons are numerous.
The money was used to purchase an additional 336 acres of land at San Jacinto. The state appropriated another $25,000 in 1907 for improvements at the battleground and officially named it San Jacinto State Park, the first official state park in Texas. A governor appointed local commission managed the park and reported to the State Board of Control.
Advocacy for the protection of the mountains has been ongoing for several decades. In 1979 the Texas legislature passed a law allowing Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to accept the land to be incorporated into the newly created Franklin Mountains State Park, but the live munitions at the site prevented its transfer; later efforts to do so were continued to be stymied by remaining ...