
Quanah Parker Park - Fort Worth, TX
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N 32° 46.230 W 097° 14.568
14S E 664584 N 3627211
Quick Description: This long narrow park is dedicated to the son of Comanche chief Peta Nocona and European American woman Cynthia Ann Parker, and the last chief of the Quahadi Comanche Indians.
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2009 7:10:19 PM
Waymark Code: WM7N58
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Long Description:
From the Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department webpage
(below):
Fort Worth has 228 public parks for a total of 10,743.75 acres
of which 9,824.73 acres are developed for active use. Of the 190
active parks, 130 parks were classified as Neighborhood Parks with
a total of 1,570.38 acres. The average size is 12.08 acres. The
remaining acreage is held in reserve until population growth
warrants development. The West Fork of the Trinity River flows
through this park, and there's a concrete bike trail that wraps
around the park and leads off to Gateway Park, a mile and a half
away.
Name: Quanah Parker Park
 Street Location: 5401 Randol Mill Road
 Local Municipality: Fort Worth
 State/Province, etc.: TX
 Country: United States
 Web Site: [Web Link]
 Memorial/Commemoration: Quanah Parker
 Picnic Facilities: Pavilion, Grills, Picnic Tables
 Recreational Facilities: Recreational facilities include: Concrete walking/biking trail that leads to Gateway Park; Playground; Basketball goal.
 Monuments/Statues: Numerous Plaques documenting the history of Quanah Parker
 Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): -none-
 Fountains: Drinking fountain
 Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: West Fork of the Trinity River
 Traditional Geocaches: my TB hotel by mpaintball (GC1DVZF)
The Squaws' Cache by Unoheart (GCNYCF)
Quanah Parker Cache by Web-ling (maintained by Loubob57) (GC2B82)
TTB #28 by mpaintball (GC1DW1K)
TTB #25 by mpaintball (GC1DW1C)
The Search for Animal Chin by Mcdoodles & Family (GCK32Z)
Know Your Flora # 1: Prosopis Glandulosa by Scottbob139 (GC1HMC9)
 Date Established: Not listed
 Special Events: Not listed

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