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Runge Park |
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8th St. at Jackson, 5 blocks south of SH 6, Santa Fe,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 22' 42.793752",
-95° 7' 19.58214"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Galveston businessman Henry J. Runge (1859-1922), European-educated son of a German immigrant, bought the land and laid out the town of Arcadia in 1890. At that time he donated this site for use as a park. Later the Galveston County Commissioners Court named the park in his honor. First community-wide use of Runge Park was in 1938 for a dairy show that is still held yearly. Enlarged by the purchase of 10 acres in 1957, the grounds provide facilities for many recreational activities as well as the annual Galveston County Fair and Rodeo.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Runge Park Historical Marker Location Map, Santa Fe, Texas
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