The Texas State Parks system has grown into a network of scenic destinations and landmarks that attract millions of visitors each year, but vintage photos show it had humble beginnings.
Photos provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department show the evolution of the Texas State Parks system as it celebrates 100 years in 2023.
Neff later said that creating the board was “his most important achievement as governor,” according to the“But Neff’s vision couldn’t have been more different than the Rooseveltian impulse that spurred the creation of the national parks,” the commission’s website states. “Neff was less interested in purple mountains majesty than in building campgrounds for Texans who, like himself, loved to travel by automobile.
In 1963, the State Parks Board merged with the Game and Fish Commission to become the Texas Department of Wildlife Department.
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