Founders Park - Huntsville, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 43.496 W 095° 33.019
15R E 255797 N 3401895
Small pocket park which holds a spring that originally furnished the water for the settlers in the area.
Waymark Code: WMQBNV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
Views: 3
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Just a small green space with a couple of cement benches.
Name: Founders Park

Street Location: 10th Street at University Avenue

Local Municipality: Huntsville

State/Province, etc.: Texas

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: The founder of Huntsville, Pleasant Gray, met with Bedias Indians at the Spring located here in 1830.

Date Established: 1990

Picnic Facilities: None

Recreational Facilities:
None

Monuments/Statues: Bedias Indian Sculptures - Man, Woman, and Child.

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Spring

Traditional Geocaches:
GCN4TN

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Fountains: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed
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