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Lockhart State Park on the southwestern edge of Lockhart preserves both New Deal craftsmanship and a deeper frontier-era past. Native Americans lived in this area long before it became a park, and the Battle of Plum Creek took place a few miles north after an 1840 Comanche raid led by Buffalo Hump. The park itself was created after the state bought land in 1934, and Civilian Conservation Corps crews built much of it between 1935 and 1938 in a rustic style using native stone and heavy timber. Later additions included a 9-hole golf course, and the park has expanded while continuing to offer trails, fishing, camping, swimming, and picnic areas.
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Lockhart, Texas · United States
