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Goliad State Park and Historic Site
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 / 28.65667°N 97.38722°W / 28.65667; -97.38722
Area	188.3 acres (76.2 ha)
Established	1936
Visitors	48,677 (in 2022)^[1]
Governing body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department


Goliad State Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Texas State Historic Site

Area	250 acres (100 ha)
Built	1931 (1931)
Architect	Atlee Bernard Ayres, Samuel Phelps Vosper, et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Moderne, NPS Rustic
NRHP reference No.	01000258^[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 12, 2001
Designated TSHS	1936

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

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The park features campsites, screened shelters, Group Hall and Chapel, an amphitheater, and the El Camino Real de los Tejas Visitors Center.

Historic sites

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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.

References

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^ 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.

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Protected areas of Texas

Federal

National Parks	Big Bend Guadalupe Mountains
National monuments and memorials	Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Castner Range National Monument Chamizal National Memorial Military Working Dog Teams National Monument Waco Mammoth National Monument
National Historical Parks and Historic Sites	Fort Davis NHS Lyndon B. Johnson NHP Palo Alto Battlefield NHP San Antonio Missions NHP
National Historic Trails	El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
National Recreation Areas	Amistad Lake Meredith
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Rio Grande
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National Forests	Angelina Davy Crockett Sabine Sam Houston
National Grasslands	Caddo Lyndon B. Johnson McClellan Creek Rita Blanca
Other Protected Areas	Big Thicket National Preserve Padre Island National Seashore

State

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State Forests and Arboretums	E.O. Siecke I.D. Fairchild John Henry Kirby Masterson W. Goodrich Jones Ruth Bowling Nichols Arboretum Olive Scott Petty Arboretum
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