Texas CCC Parks

Fostering appreciation and preservation of Texas CCC parks' history & architectural resources.

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We have rebranded our history presence and invite you to follow Texas Parks on this platform at @TPWDparks We have rebranded our pages on facebook at https://t.co/uHkOifxfIu and on Instagram at https://t.co/wOIiysf2QA and this will be our last tweet or X. Happy Trails to you.

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Balmorhea State Park opened 87 years ago on June 27, 1936. John Dunbar Sellers, a CCC enrollee let us copy this for our collection at Texas Parks and Wildlife. Thank you for sharing your memories and memorabilia. @texasstateparks @balmorheastatepark

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Tomorrow is the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day. Will you be hiking on a trail or working on a trail in one of our Texas State Parks this weekend? Plans of the foot trails come from Lake Brownwood State Park in 1937. #texasstateparks #lakebrownwoodstatepark

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Look at these great picnic tables constructed by CCC Company 894 between 1933-1936 in the group picnic area @BonhamStatePark. The tree trunk bases were utilized for the seats as well as for the table tops. WoW! National Park Service image, James Wright Steely research collection

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Texas State Parks: The First 100 Years https://t.co/zrwPywSQ6C via @YouTube

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Celebrating Women's History Month with Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson, who was elected the first female governor of Texas in 1924. In 1933, she signed on to the CCC program in Texas that brought us a legacy that you must see to appreciate in 28 of our current Texas State Parks.

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Made of burnished and hammered sheet iron, they were created and installed by CCC Company 3807 -- an all African American company that built the roads, trails, and structures that you see and enjoy today at Ft. Parker State Park. #texasstateparks

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In celebration of Black History Month, these nine men were part of a larger CCC Company that worked to rebuild the Mission Tejas, trails, dam and tower. They were designated the "Best Company of the 3rd Period" in October of 1934. Photo by E. O. Goldbeck of San Antonio.

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Texas State Parks invites you to celebrate 100 Years of State Parks in 2023!🎂🎉

@HEB is helping us celebrate our Centennial with a $1 million donation to help Texans discover and explore their parks 🙌🏽

Details--> https://t.co/vPf9WtgOGq

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Anyone have any historic photos of this Ranch House at our Galveston Island State Park? It is not CCC built, but was constructed around that same time. #galvestonislandstatepark #texasstateparks

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As we work on projects at the Stewart Ranch House at Galveston Island State Park, we have hoped to find images taken years ago. Spread the word that we are looking for photographs taken inside or of the outside in the 1930s-1960s. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

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Notice how everyone is wearing a swimming cap?! Those old metal slides were always an adventure in a park, but to slide on one into the water, I bet that was an experience to remember! #BetterOutside #texasstateparks #daingerfieldstatepark #txcccparks

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See this Instagram post by @txparksccc https://t.co/ygKRFH75zU

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This Friday we unveil a new exhibit about the hero of Cinco de Mayo and life on the #SouthTexas plains. Join us at 10am at Goliad State Park, adjacent to the General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace.

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🐶 *Bark Bark Bark* 🐕 (Roughly translated as, “Are we there yet?”) Happy #NationalDogDay! Pup and fam arriving at #Bastrop SP, 1959 | @TxDOT pic #txstateparks #cccparks

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An exemplary example of eclectic #parkitecture 🛠

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@TPWDparks @TXParksCCC Longhorn Cavern State Park is a shining example of their work.

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🎶 It was the summer of ‘69 🎸 at #Lockhart State Park! TPWD collection #tbt #txstateparks #cccparks #betteroutside #parkitecture

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We love our #parkitecture ! 🛠

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Tour any of the 29 parks to marvel at architectural treasures built by the @TXParksCCC. These diverse work crews overcame the Great Depression and built the first state parks in Texas. Their legacy stands today for future generations.

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Should we wake this dude to let him know it's #NationalRelaxationDay? Peak hammock hang at #Bastrop State Park, 1983 | @TxDOT photo #betteroutside #txstateparks #cccparks #tbt