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词条 Bastrop State Park
释义

  1. History

  2. Features

     Flora  Fauna 

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Bastrop State Park
| nrhp_type = nhld
| image = Bastrop state park lake.jpg
| caption = Bastrop State Park Lake is surrounded by the "Lost Pines of Texas" and is prime breeding ground for the Houston toad
| nearest_city= Bastrop, Texas
| coordinates = {{coord|30|6|39|N|97|16|25|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Texas#USA
| map_label = {{PAGENAME}}
| locmap_relief = yes
| area = {{convert|2054|acre}}
| visitation_num = 225,348[1]
| visitation_year = 2007
| built = {{Start date|1933}}
| architect = Herbert Maier et al., A.R. Henry et al.
| architecture = Bungalow/Craftsman, NPS Rustic
| website = {{Official website|url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/bastrop|name=Bastrop State Park}}
| designated_nrhp_type= September 25, 1997[2]
| added = September 25, 1997
| refnum = 97001242[3]
}}

Bastrop State Park is a state park in Bastrop County in Central Texas. The park was established in 1938 and consists of stands of loblolly pines mixed with post oak and junipers.

History

Over {{convert|2000|acre|ha}} for the park was donated to the state by the city of Bastrop in 1938. Companies 1805 and 1811 of the Civilian Conservation Corps built many of the park facilities between 1933 and 1939 using native stone to blend with the landscape. The facilities were designed by architect Arthur Fehr,[4] and were considered a showcase of park architecture when built, its features serving as a role model for later park development by the CCC. The park was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997 in recognition of this legacy.[5]

The State of Texas purchased an additional {{convert|1450|acre|ha}} in 1979 and another {{convert|1000|acre|ha}} in 2000 to expand the golf course from 9 holes to 18 holes. Subsequent land purchases by the state in 2001 brought the park to its current size of {{convert|5926|acre|ha}}.

In September 2011, 96% of the park was burned by the Bastrop County Complex fire. Only around 100 acres were saved.[6] Most CCC structures were saved, but were still threatened. The park was closed on September 4 due to the fire and did not reopen until December 2.[7] In 2012, a campaign was begun to restore the forest within 30 years by replacing 4 million burned trees.[8]

On May 25, 2015, the earthen dam impounding Bastrop State Park Lake failed after hours of heavy rain in the area. The lake emptied and flooded across Texas State Highway 71. The water moved through a subdivision south of the highway and emptied into the Colorado River.[9]

Features

The park's trails include an {{convert|8.5|mi|km|sing=on}} loop through the park's undeveloped area. There is also an 18-hole golf course, open all year round, which winds through the forest. There is a large swimming pool open during the summer months.

Bastrop State Park is {{convert|4|mi|km}} to the west of Buescher State Park, and the two are connected by Park Road 1.

Flora

The main feature of the park is the stands of loblolly pines (Pinus taeda). This pine woodland is isolated from the main body of East Texas pines by approximately {{convert|100|mi|km}} of post oak (Quercus stellata) woodlands giving the Bastrop State Park Loblollies the nickname the "Lost Pines of Texas."

In the forested areas, numerous species of fungi may be found, such as Pycnoporus cinnabarinus.

Fauna

Bastrop State Park is home to the largest mating group of the endangered Houston toad on public land. Areas of the park are closed to the public during the toad's mating season in February, March and April. The park also has white-tailed deer, rabbits, squirrels, Virginia opossums and nine-banded armadillos. Northern cardinals are one of the species of birds found in the park.

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See also

{{Portal|NRHP|Texas}}
  • List of Texas state parks
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Bastrop County, Texas

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=Texas State Parks: Natural Economic Assets |publisher=Window on State Government |url=http://www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/parks/overview.html |accessdate=January 7, 2013}}
2. ^{{Cite web|author=Staff|date=June 2011|title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State (Texas)|url=https://www.nps.gov/nhl/find/statelists/tx/TX.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|format=PDF|access-date=March 1, 2018}}
3. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_p4505_0043p.pdf|title=Interpretive Guide to Bastrop and Buescher State Parks|publisher=Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD)|year=2004|accessdate=2010-01-11| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100126035734/http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_p4505_0043p.pdf| archivedate= 26 January 2010 | deadurl= no}}
5. ^{{cite web|url={{NHLS url|97001242}}|title=NHL nomination for Bastrop State Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2018-01-03}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20110906a|title=TPWD: News Release: Sept. 6, 2011: Wildfires Consuming Bastrop State Park|publisher=}}
7. ^Dave Harmon. "Past The Ashes" Austin American-Statesman Nov. 24, 2011 pp 1,7.
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/campaign-starts-to-replace-4-million-burned-trees-2444816.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-08-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831080052/http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/campaign-starts-to-replace-4-million-burned-trees-2444816.html |archivedate=2012-08-31 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Dam ruptures at Bastrop State Park Lake|url=http://www.kvue.com/story/weather/2015/05/25/bastrop-state-park-lake-dam-ruptures/27940463/|accessdate=26 May 2015}}

External links

{{Commons category|Bastrop State Park}}
  • {{Gnis|1330129|Bastrop State Park}}
  • Civilian Conservation Corps work on Texas State Parks
  • {{Handbook of Texas |id=gkb01 |name=Bastrop State Park}}
  • {{HABS |survey=TX-3522 |id=tx1037 |title=Bastrop State Park, Cabin No. 4, Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX |photos=6 |dwgs=5 |cap=1}}
  • {{HABS |survey=TX-3522-A |id=tx1036 |title=Bastrop State Park, Refectory |photos=10 |dwgs=9 |cap=1 |link=no}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Texas}}{{Protected areas of Texas}}{{Bastrop County, Texas}}

9 : State parks of Texas|Protected areas of Bastrop County, Texas|Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas|National Historic Landmarks in Texas|National Register of Historic Places in Bastrop County, Texas|Historic American Buildings Survey in Texas|Protected areas established in 1938|Civilian Conservation Corps in Texas|Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas

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