Goliad State Park and Historic Site

State park and historic site in Texas, United States

Goliad State Park and Historic Site

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

Goliad State Park and Historic Site

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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[edit]

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

## Historic sites[edit]

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.

Fannin Memorial Monument by Raoul Josset, 1939.

## See also[edit]

* National Register of Historic Places portal
* Texas portal

* 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[edit]

1. ^ Christopher Adams. "What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here's the top 10 countdown". KXAN.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. ^ Turner, David. "GOLIAD STATE HISTORICAL PARK". TSHA.
4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service.
5. ^ "Goliad Area Historic Sites". Texas Parks and Wildlife.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goliad State Park and Historic Site.

* 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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