Lake Brownwood State Park

Lake Brownwood State Park is a state park located on the shore of Lake Brownwood in Brown County, Texas, United States and is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The 537.5 acre park was acquired by deed from the Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1 in 1933.[1] The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) developed the park between 1934 and 1942. The park opened in 1938.

Lake Brownwood State Park
The CCC built clubhouse
Location	Brown County, Texas
Nearest city	Brownwood
Coordinates	31°51′25″N 99°1′43″W
Area	537.5 acres (218 ha)
Established	1938
Governing body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

History

The citizens of Brown County voted in 1926 to organize the Brown County Water Improvement District for the purpose of creating a reservoir to control flooding along Pecan Bayou. The dam was completed in 1932 and the reservoir filled the same year. In 1933, the Texas State Parks Board acquired the deed for the land for the state park from the water improvement district. Work began on the park in 1933 under work relief programs of the Civil Works Administration. CCC Company 872 arrived in November 1934 and worked on the park for a year. CCC Company 849 arrived in October 1936 and remained at the park until 1942 when the camp was closed.[2]

The National Park Service designed the park and the CCC used locally quarried stone to build the recreation hall, cabins, benches, culverts, picnic tables and fire pits. During World War II, the park served as a recreational site for soldiers at Camp Bowie.

References

1. Texas Parks and Wildlife Lake Brownwood State Park History
2. The Look of Nature: Lake Brownwood

External links

• Film featuring Lake Brownwood State Park in the 1950s