Quanah Parker Park - Fort Worth, TX
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N 32° 46.230 W 097° 14.568
14S E 664584 N 3627211
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.
Waymark Code: WM7N58
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2009
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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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