Historic Sites open for FREE this Sunday...
Jennifer John Patterson Continuing Education Coordinator Central Texas Library System, Inc. 512-583-0704 x16 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kristie Lawler Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 3:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Heritage-tourism-list-l] See the Sites for Free! Celebrate Preservation Month and See the Sites for Free The Texas Historical Commission and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have joined forces to celebrate Preservation Month by offering free admission at all state historic sites on Sunday, May 17. Preservation Month, sponsored by the National Historic Trust for Preservation, encourages community members to celebrate and become involved in local preservation projects and historic sites. This year's theme is This Place Matters. Commemorate your local history and visit a state historic site for free. >From military strongholds to house museums, plantations and Native American settlements, these historic sites offer visitors the opportunity to truly experience the real places of Texas and the stories they preserve. Check out every day stories at the Historic Sites blog <http://www.seethesites.blogspot.com/> . Below is the list of participating state historic sites. Contact the individual site for details and special event activities. Acton State Historic Site, Granbury area <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_acton.aspx?Site=Acton> Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, Alto <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_caddo.aspx?Site=Caddo> Casa Navarro State Historic Site, San Antonio <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_navarro.aspx?Site=Navarro> Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site, Mexia <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_conf_reunion.aspx?Site=Confed> Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, Denison <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_eisenhower.aspx?Site=Eisenhower> Fannin Battleground State Historic Site, Fannin <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_fannin.aspx?Site=Fannin> Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site, Anderson <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/fanthorp_inn> Fort Griffin State Historic Site, Albany <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_griffin.aspx?Site=Griffin> Fort Lancaster State Historic Site, Sheffield <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_lancaster.aspx?Site=Lancaster> Fort Leaton State Historic Site, Presidio <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/fort_leaton> Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Menard <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_mckavett.aspx?Site=McKavett> Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site, Jacksboro <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/fort_richardson> Fulton Mansion State Historic Site, Fulton-Rockport <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_fulton.aspx?Site=Fulton> Goliad State Park and Historic Site -- includes Zaragosa Birthplace, Mission Espritu Santo and Mission Rosario State Historic Sites <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/goliad_and_mission_e spiritu_santo> Hueco Tanks State Historic Site, El Paso Landmark Inn State Historic Site, Castroville <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_landmark.aspx?Site=Landmark> Lipantitlan State Historic Site, Mathis <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lipantitlan> Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site, Stonewall <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lyndon_b_johnson> Magoffin Home State Historic Site, El Paso <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_magoffin.aspx?Site=Magoffin> Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Site, La Grange <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/monument_hill_and_kr eische_brewery> National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg <http://www.nimitz-museum.org/> Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site, Port Isabel <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/port_isabel_lighthou se> Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site, Paris <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_maxey.aspx?Site=Maxey> Sam Rayburn House Museum, Bonham <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_rayburn.aspx?Site=Rayburn> San Felipe State Historic Site, Sealy area <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_sanfelipe.aspx?Site=SanFelipe> San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, La Porte <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/san_jacinto_battlegr ound> Sebastopol House State Historic Site, Seguin <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/sebastopol> Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site, Comstock <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/seminole_canyon> Starr Family Home State Historic Site, Marshall <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_starr.aspx?Site=Starr> Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site, West Columbia <http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_varner.aspx?Site=Varner> Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, Washington <http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/washington_on_the_br azos> Kristie Lawler Senior Marketing Specialist Marketing Communications Division Texas Historical Commission P.O. Box 12276 Austin, TX 78711-2276 512/936-6441 www.thc.state.tx.us
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