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.[4]
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:[5]
- Reconstructed Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga;
- Ruins of Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario;
- Reconstructed birthplace of Ignacio Zaragoza; and
- Fannin Memorial Monument, the burial site of James Fannin and the Goliad Massacre victims, by Raoul Josset, 1939.
- Presidio La Bahía.
See also
- List of Texas state parks
- List of Texas State Historic Sites
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Goliad County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Goliad County
References
- ^ Christopher Adams. "What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here's the top 10 countdown". KXAN.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "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
- Goliad State Park & Historic Site
- The Look of Nature: Designing Texas State Parks During the Great Depression—Goliad
- Home movie from the Baylor family of Goliad State Park on Texas Archive of the Moving Image
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