Goliad State Park and Historic Site

State park and historic site in Texas, United States

Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a 188.3 acres (76 ha) state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.^[4]

Park

The park features campsites, screened shelters, Group Hall and Chapel, an amphitheater, and the El Camino Real de los Tejas Visitors Center.

Historic sites

Goliad area historic sites include:^[5]

• Reconstructed Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga;
• Ruins of Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario;
• Reconstructed birthplace of Ignacio Zaragoza; and
• Fannin Memorial Monument, the burial site of James Fannin and the Goliad Massacre victims, by Raoul Josset, 1939.
• Presidio La Bahía.

Fannin Memorial Monument by Raoul Josset, 1939.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Texas portal

• List of Texas state parks
• List of Texas State Historic Sites
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Goliad County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Goliad County

References

1. Christopher Adams. "What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here's the top 10 countdown". KXAN.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. Turner, David. "GOLIAD STATE HISTORICAL PARK". TSHA.
4. "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service.
5. "Goliad Area Historic Sites". Texas Parks and Wildlife.

External links

• Goliad State Park & Historic Site
• The Look of Nature: Designing Texas State Parks During the Great Depression—Goliad
• Home movie from the Baylor family of Goliad State Park on Texas Archive of the Moving Image