Wilks Park
Wilks Park is a park in Smith, Texas. Wilks Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Bostick, as well as near Pine Springs.Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Ford and Goodman–LeGrand House.
Camp Ford
Theme park
Photo: Samuel J. Reader, Public domain.
Camp Ford was a prisoner-of-war camp near Tyler, Texas, during the American Civil War. It was the largest Confederate-run prison west of the Mississippi River.
Goodman–LeGrand House
Museum
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Goodman–LeGrand house and museum is located at 624 North Broadway, in the city of Tyler, county of Smith in the U.S. state of Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Smith County in 1976, and has been a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1962. Goodman–LeGrand House is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wilks Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyler.
Tyler
Photo: CletusDitto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tyler is the county seat of Smith County, in eastern Texas. It boasts the nation's largest municipal rose garden and hosts the Texas Rose Festival each October.
Wilks Park
- Type: Park
- Location: Smith, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.37987° or 32° 22′ 48″ northLongitude
-95.27106° or 95° 16′ 16″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
86469PHH+WHGeoNames ID
4741928
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