- Joined
- Apr 8, 2018
- Location
- Coffeeville, TX
Not exactly a battlefield, but a Confederate Veteran reunion site for many years, and Texas State Park seems to be endangered.
Its not a site I myself am very informed on. I've always heard of it for a reenactment held there every year, (excuse me "enactment" as there was no battle there), and as site for Confederate Veteran Reunions. I first heard of the park being endangered back in May, when a friend asked me to try and attend the reenactment, (Sep. 27-29 2019), because they needed as much support as possible. I was told then that there were plans being pushed to change the name and focus of the park, and turn it into some experiment in exotic botany with it being turned into something of a flower and exotic plant park of some sort.
But as of last night, I learned of other goings on. It seems the State of Texas has cut off funding because of low attendance, which was already a miniscule amount, and now the park is in danger of shutting down, or their battle enactment which brings in the most attendance ending. That being said, an effort is now underway to get as many Sons of Confederate Veterans Camps to donate money to the park in this part of Texas.
Does anyone here know anything of this to shed more light upon it? If so please share, I'm only sharing what little I know. Also if anyone doesn't want to see this site shut down let it be known!
Lets discuss this.
Its not a site I myself am very informed on. I've always heard of it for a reenactment held there every year, (excuse me "enactment" as there was no battle there), and as site for Confederate Veteran Reunions. I first heard of the park being endangered back in May, when a friend asked me to try and attend the reenactment, (Sep. 27-29 2019), because they needed as much support as possible. I was told then that there were plans being pushed to change the name and focus of the park, and turn it into some experiment in exotic botany with it being turned into something of a flower and exotic plant park of some sort.
But as of last night, I learned of other goings on. It seems the State of Texas has cut off funding because of low attendance, which was already a miniscule amount, and now the park is in danger of shutting down, or their battle enactment which brings in the most attendance ending. That being said, an effort is now underway to get as many Sons of Confederate Veterans Camps to donate money to the park in this part of Texas.
Does anyone here know anything of this to shed more light upon it? If so please share, I'm only sharing what little I know. Also if anyone doesn't want to see this site shut down let it be known!
Lets discuss this.