Research Catalog
- Title
- Waco, Texas' William Cameron Park : a long love affair with nature's splendor : a centennial history : 1910-2010 / text by Mark E. Firmin ; with assistance from John Bean ... [et al.] ; with major support from The Texas Collection, Baylor University.
- Author
- Firmin, Mark E.
- Publication
- Waco, Tex. : Big Bear Books, c2010.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Text | Request in advance | F394.W12 F57 2010 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 207 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.); 27 x 32 cm.
- Summary
- In 2010 Cameron Park celebrated its Centennial year as Waco's pleasure ground. Cameron Park is an outdoor escape within the Waco city limits, comfortably tucked away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Through this pictoral history, understand how Cameron Park came to be, how it evolved, and what its future might hold. This book fosters an even deeper appreciation for Waco's most valuable public asset and reminds us of its legacy - the gift of those who went before us and the gift we leave for future generations. (Publisher).
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Proctor Springs and the park movement in Waco -- "Clan Cameron" : the Cameron family in Waco -- "Waco beautiful" and William Cameron Park -- Building and developing Cameron Park, 1910-1930 -- An escape from a world in turmoil, 1930-1965 -- Decline and revitalization, 1965-2000 -- Cameron Park is Waco : past, present, and future.
- ISBN
- 9781602582897 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 1602582890 (hardback : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2010003649
- OCLC
- 527702646
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library