Hopkins County Roadside Park - Hopkins County, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 09.848 W 095° 24.980
15S E 274667 N 3672082
33.16413, -95.41634 This roadside park, constructed adjacent to U.S. Hwy 67, was part of the development of roadside parks begun in 1935 in anticipation of tourists and visitors to Texas for the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration.
Waymark Code: WM16KQM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2022
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The National Youth Administration (NYA) in cooperation with the Texas Highway Department created roadside picnic areas in Texas.
The typically shaded areas of these roadside parks offered drivers and their passengers respite on hot summer days as cars of this era had no air conditioning.
This park is one of the few of the 674 parks constructed that remain and still has the NYA constructed stone tables, benches and retaining wall.
Plaque text:
IMPROVED BY THE
NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION
COOPERATING WITH
TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
1936
Project type: Other
Date built or created: 1936
Location: Hopkins County Roadside Park
City: Near Weaver, TX
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
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