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Big Bend National Park
National Public Lands Day

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Date: September 27, 2008

Nationa Public Lands Day celebrated at Big Bend.

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Mexican family living at Glenn Springs, 1916

Did You Know?
The population of the Big Bend prior to the establishment of the National Park in 1944 was approximately 155 people, evenly divided between hispanics and anglos. Most of the hispanic families lived along the river and practiced subsistence farming; the anglo families were mostly ranchers.
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Last Updated: December 10, 2008 at 12:00 MST