Pease Park

Pease Park (HMHEQ)

Location: Austin, TX 78703 Travis County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 16.858', W 97° 45.089'

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Named for family of 1853-57 Texas Governor, Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-83), within whose early-day plantation this area was situated. Gov. and Mrs. Pease on May 20, 1875, gave 23-acre site here on Shoal Creek to City of Austin for use as a public park. It was already a landmark, known as post-Civil War camping ground of Gen. George A. Custer (1839-76) and 200 federal soldiers.

Left undeveloped until about 1913, park was nevertheless used for all sorts of celebrations such as the annual outings of volunteer firemen. It remains a spot of natural beauty.
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HM NumberHMHEQ
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Marker Number15397
Year Placed1971
Placed ByThe State Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 4:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 620080 N 3350579
Decimal Degrees30.28096667, -97.75148333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 16.858', W 97° 45.089'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 16' 51.48" N, 97° 45' 5.34" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-899 Shoal Creek Trail, Austin TX 78703, US
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