Temple in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Lake Polk Park

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 30, 2020

1. Lake Polk Park Marker

Inscription. Soon after establishing the city of Temple, the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad Company built a dam on nearby Bird Creek to create a reservoir and ready water supply. By 1900 a group of investors formed an association to develop a park at the site to be named in honor of railroad general manager L. J. Polk. The park offered such recreational opportunities as boating, fishing, croquet, and tennis. Local citizens assisted in landscaping the area and enjoyed the facilities for a ten-cent admission fee. The area eventually became a private club and, later, a city park.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3011.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 31° 5.956′ N, 97° 22.2′ W. Marker is in Temple, Texas, in Bell County. It can be reached from West Avenue D north of South 49th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the wall of the Sammons Community Center by the south side entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2220 W Avenue D, Temple TX 76504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bird Creek Battlefield (approx. 0.7 miles away); 36th Division, 143rd Infantry Regiment, Company D Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); First Lutheran Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Santa Fe Memorial Hospital, Inc.

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Immanuel Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); W. Goodrich Jones (approx. one mile away); Ralph Wilson, Sr. (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of 1920's Factory of the Temple Monoplane (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temple.

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Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 30, 2020

2. Lake Polk Park Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,217 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.