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

Blanco State Park

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 2, 2023

1. Blanco State Park Marker

Inscription. In 1933, the Texas Legislature established Blanco State Park on more than 100 acres along the Blanco River. Eighteen property owners donated or sold land for the public recreational area. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made initial improvements to the park from June 1933 to May 1934. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department upgraded facilities in succeeding years. Part of the land was also leased for rodeo and fair grounds and baseball and football fields. Blanco State Park was one of the earliest Texas parks improved by the CCC. Their craftsmanship seen in the main pavilion, stone dams and bridges, and picnic tables and benches remains the focus of the park's historic architecture.

Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15929.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 30° 5.398′ N, 98° 25.478′ W. Marker is in Blanco, Texas, in Blanco County. It is on Park Road 23 0.3 miles south of U.S. 281, on the right when traveling south. The

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marker is located in front of the main pavilion, inside Blanco State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Park Road 23, Blanco TX 78606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country.

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 walking distance of this marker: Blanco Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jesse L. McCrocklin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blanco Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Adrian Edwards Conn Home (approx. half a mile away); Old Blanco County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Wilson Baines (approx. 0.6 miles away); Amenthal (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blanco.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 2, 2023

2. Blanco State Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.