HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 Family Heritage Scavenger Hunt The City of College Station
Office of Neighborhood Services
and the Historic Preservation Committee
in observance of Heritage Preservation Month
presents
FAMILY HERITAGE SCAVENGER HUNT
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2006
10 a.m.to
HERITAGE Embark on a
Heritage Scavenger Hunt
through College Station parks.
Discover College Station history.
Validate your Heritage Passports at each site
PASSPORT Prizes & fun for Kids of All Ages!
To receive your Heritage Day Passports f"'S
& map contact the City of College Station ....„
Neighborhood Services Heritage Office -�
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at 979.764.6262 or aboykin @cstx.gov_. Ci-r O C OLGS STC ,,unATIOf N
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Parks; Present and Past (tentative, first draft)
Join Us for Some Family Fun!
Spend some time today in the following parks and learn
something about their history. What was it like "back then ?"
Park Activity Time
Central Park Kid Fish...toss a line into
the lake and pull out a fish!
The children of our early settlers
helped feed their families by fishing!
Brison Park Storytelling by Linda Winder
Local children loved to play
"Billy Goats Gruff' under the
bridge in College Station's
first park!
Lick Creek Park Enjoy a hike through this 500
acre nature preserve on one of its many trails.
See what College Station looked like during the time
of our early homesteaders!
Wolf Pen Walk Storytelling by Nancy Self
Listen to her "wolf stories!"
and find out why the creek is named
Wolf Pen Creek! Ahhwwwww!
Veterans' Park Visit this beautiful memorial to honor local
heroes who served our country and preserved
freedom for us! Salute the flag in their honor!
Carter Park Richard Carter, College Station's first settler,
invited Harvey Mitchell to visit during
Christmas of 1841 to hunt for bear right
where you are stand! Hear the tale in Mitchell's
own words as told by Kendra Perkins! Play among
the trees and gullies where the Carter children once
roamed!
College Station After a picnic in a park, stop by for lemonade and
City Hall cookies. View pictures from the past and find out
Project H.O.L.D.
Wolf Pen Park Finish your evening with a Starlight Concert
Amphitheater long time local resident, Johnny Lyon.
Turn in your passport for prizes and be entered in
the drawing for season swim passes!
Other possibilities:
Lick Creek Park historical reenactment by the Texas Army
Veterans' Park World War II tank
Run with the Wolves running, walking, strolling event through Wolf Pen area