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    Big Bend National Park was established in 1933 in Texas. It received its name from the location along the natural bend of the Rio Grande River, which acts as the border between the United States and Mexico. For thousands of years, various native tribes passed through the area, and in more recent centuries Mexicans, Comanche Indians, and Anglo-Americans have inhabited and used the land for farming and ranching. The park contains historical places that tell the story of human occupation over time, and also exposes fossils that provide insights into the geologic history of the region.

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    Big Bend National Park was established in 1933 in Texas. It received its name from the location along the natural bend of the Rio Grande River, which acts as the border between the United States and Mexico. For thousands of years, various native tribes passed through the area, and in more recent centuries Mexicans, Comanche Indians, and Anglo-Americans have inhabited and used the land for farming and ranching. The park contains historical places that tell the story of human occupation over time, and also exposes fossils that provide insights into the geologic history of the region.

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    Big Bend National Park
    P.O. Box 129
    Big Bend National Park, TX 79834
    432-477-2251

    Big Bend National Park

    Big Bend National Park was originally established as the Texas Canyon State Park in May of
    1933. Within five months, the park was renamed to Big Bend National Park in October of 1933.
    The park received its name from its location, which is on the natural bend of the Rio Grande. The
    river acts as a natural border which separates the United States from Mexico.

    Big Bend National Park is known to be home to a variety of different people. For thousands of
    years, a variety of native people have passed through the area such as Paleo-Indians,
    southwestern tribes like the Chisos, Jumano, Mescalero, Apache, and Comanche. Within the past
    500 years, six different nations have come through the area. During the 16th and 17th centuries,
    Mexicans crossed into the Rio Grande in search of gold and fertile land. The Comanche Indians
    traveled to and from Mexico in the 19th century with their raiding parties. The Mexicans and
    Anglo-Americans began farming the area in the 1900s.

    Not only do these tribes age the land, but also the historical places that reside within the national
    park do too. Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils can be found in the park, allowing researchers and
    visitors to learn about the melting processes. Prior to the park’s establishment, there were
    ranches, villages, trading posts, and camps that existed in the area. Places like the Castolon
    Historic District holds many tales of the farming and ranching that took place on the grounds.
    However, other places like Glenn Springs is more well known for its water resource. The first
    Anglo-settler in the area was H.E. Glenn, who took care of the water source in the area. It was
    known as “liquid gold” because of the arid climate that the water was located in. To make this
    water supply even better, he chose to dig it out and walled the largest spring.

    To learn more about the history of Big Bend, check out the Big Bend National Park website
    https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/historyculture/index.htm​.

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