Goliad State Park and Historic Site

{{short description|State park and historic site in Texas, United States}}

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| name = Goliad State Park and Historic Site

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| photo = Goliad sp custodians house.jpg

| photo_caption =Former custodian's house for Goliad State Park. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps circa 1936

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| label = Goliad State Park and Historic Site

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| location = US 183 at San Antonio River, Goliad, Texas

| coordinates = {{coord|28|39|24|N|97|23|14|W|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|188.3|acre}}

| established = 1936

| visitation_num = 48,677

| visitation_year = 2022

| visitation_ref = {{cite web |author=Christopher Adams |publisher= |url=https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/what-is-the-most-visited-state-park-in-texas-heres-the-top-10-countdown/ |title=What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here’s the top 10 countdown

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| governing_body = Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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| name = Goliad State Park Historic District

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| built = {{Start date|1931}}

| architect = Atlee Bernard Ayres, Samuel Phelps Vosper, et al.

| architecture = Colonial Revival, Moderne, NPS Rustic

| added = March 12, 2001

| area = {{convert|250|acre}}

| refnum = 01000258{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

| designated_other1_name=Texas State Historic Site

| designated_other1_abbr=TSHS

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| designated_other1_link=List of Texas State Historic Sites

| designated_other1_date=1936

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Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a {{convert|188.3|acre|ha|0}} state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas.{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/gkg01|title=GOLIAD STATE HISTORICAL PARK|last=Turner|first=David|date=|website=TSHA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/802f70cc-70ef-463f-9c26-e4e684a3945d/|title=National Register of Historic Places|last=|first=|date=|website=National Park Service|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

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:{{Cite web|url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/goliad/goliad-area-historic-sites|title=Goliad Area Historic Sites|last=|first=|date=|website=Texas Parks and Wildlife|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

File:Fannin Monument in Goliad, TX IMG 0994.JPG, 1939.]]

See also

References

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