Goliad State Park and Historic Site
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.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.[3]
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Former custodian's house for Goliad State Park. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps circa 1936 | |
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Location | US 183 at San Antonio River, Goliad, Texas |
Coordinates | 28°39′24″N 97°23′14″W |
Area | 188.3 acres (76.2 ha) |
Established | 1936 |
Governing body | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
Goliad State Park Historic District | |
Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Atlee Bernard Ayres, Samuel Phelps Vosper, et al. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Moderne, NPS Rustic |
NRHP reference No. | 01000258[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 12, 2001 |
Designated TSHS | 1936 |
Park
The park features campsites, screened shelters, Group Hall and Chapel, an amphitheater, and the El Camino Real de los Tejas Visitors Center.
Historic sites
Goliad area historic sites include:[4]
- Reconstructed Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
- Ruins of Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario
- Reconstructed birthplace of Ignacio Zaragoza
- Fannin Memorial Monument, the burial site of James Fannin and the Goliad Massacre victims, by Raoul Josset, 1939.
- Presidio La Bahía
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See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Turner, David. "GOLIAD STATE HISTORICAL PARK". TSHA.
- "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service.
- "Goliad Area Historic Sites". Texas Parks and Wildlife.
External links
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- Goliad State Park & Historic Site
- The Look of Nature: Designing Texas State Parks During the Great Depression—Goliad
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