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GRAPEVINE SPRINGS PARK
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​The spring was located on the hill, Workers from the WPA built small channels and bridges to allow the water to cross walking paths in this park.

From a Texas Historical marker located at the park entrance.

The Grapevine Springs, which flow into the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, have attracted visitors for more than 2,000 years. In 1843, Republic of Texas President Sam Houston camped here during treaty negotiations with Native Americans. The treaty was later signed at Bird's Fort. In 1936, Dallas County accepted the donation of Houston's campsite as park land, and the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) built rock walls, picnic facilities, footbridges and other features. During World War II, ownership reverted to prior owners. The Baptist Foundation of Texas later obtained the land and donated it to the county in 1991. Today, the City of Coppell maintains it, and efforts to restore WPA features are ongoing.

Read the June 15th ,1937 article here.

​COPPELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 1871, COPPELL, TX  75019
​info@coppellhistsoricalsociety.org

​The Coppell Historical Society is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization
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