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Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a 188.3 acres (76 ha) state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.
Goliad: State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, part of Goliad State Park Historic District 8: Old Market House Museum: Old Market House Museum: October 18, 1972 : S. Market and Franklin Sts. Goliad
The citizens of Goliad County donated the 14-acre battleground to the State of Texas around 1913. The state originally named it Fannin State Park. [3] The site is currently operated by the Texas Historical Commission and features a stone obelisk, interpretive exhibit, group pavilion, and picnic area.
Entrance fees apply. The Zaragoza house is located outside the park grounds about one mile south of the entrance to Goliad State Park . Group tours need to be arranged in advance. [6] The Texas State Park Store gift shop is located on Goliad park grounds. [6] Goliad Park facilities also contain restrooms, a museum, and a playground. [6]
The mission ruins became part of the newly created Goliad State Park in 1931. In 1933, the Civil Works Administration began reconstruction of the stone chapel and granary following drawings from the National Park Service and San Antonio architect Atlee Ayres.
It was restored in the 1960s and was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1967. While several adjacent historical sites in Goliad are now part of the Texas state parks system, La Bahía is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Victoria, Texas. It is operated as a public museum. It is the most important surviving colonial mission in Texas.
Old Socorro Mission State Historic Site 10551 Nicholas Rd. Socorro: El Paso: THC Palmito Ranch Battlefield State Historic Site#† 43296 Palmito Hill Rd. Brownsville: Cameron: THC Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site†
The Frio River in Garner State Park: Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site: Goliad 188.3 acres (76 ha) 1936 Goliad State Park and Historic Site: Goose Island State Park: Aransas 321.4 acres (130 ha) 1935 Goose Island State Park: Government Canyon State ...