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Learning More about Platt National Park

A close reading of books covering the history of the National Park System will uncover the conspicious absence of Platt National Park. Often overlooked, the history and legacy of Platt National Park provide powerful lessons regarding the evolution of the American system of National Parks.

On this page are resources that fill in the facinating story of Platt National Park.

 
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A History of Platt National Park (4.82MB pdf file)
Written by park superintendent Perry Brown in 1954, and slightly revised two years later for the park's fiftieth anniversary, this document provides a look at how the park's story was being told at a time when the founding generation of the park was passing and visitor use was undergoing dramatic shifts.

 

For Further Reading:

Detail of the 1907 Bromide Springhouse  

Did You Know?
In 1908 over one hundred thousand visitors were counted at Bromide Spring in Platt National Park [the present-day Platt Historic District in Chickasaw National Recreation Area]. The Bromide Spring ceased to flow in 1973.
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Last Updated: November 13, 2009 at 10:56 EST