Bull's Eye!

When the Civilian Conservation Corps designed the park in 1936, an archery range was one of its planned recreational features. Eventually laid out between here and the Sulphur Springs parking lot, the course began with a posted diagram and instructions. Targets made of tightly woven excelsior bales were arranged along a path. Each station offered a choice of markers from which to shoot, with the marker farther from the target earning more points than a closer position. Archers brought their own bows and arrows, and those who wanted a bull's eye to aim at brought a target cloth to place over the bales. On this archery range, the longest shooting distance to a target was some twenty yards. Archery was a popular sport, and a local club helped maintain the course.

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