Bayou Bend Park
Bayou Bend Park is a park in Walker, Texas. Bayou Bend Park is situated nearby to Forest Hills Park, as well as near Bush Miller Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Texas Department of Criminal Justice John M Wynne Unit and Texas Prison Museum.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice John M Wynne Unit
Prison
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The John M. Wynne Unit is a men's prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, located in northern Huntsville, Texas, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2821 West and Texas State Highway 75 North. Texas Department of Criminal Justice John M Wynne Unit is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Bayou Bend Park.
Texas Prison Museum
Museum
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The Texas Prison Museum is located in Huntsville, Texas. The non-profit museum features the history of the prison system in Texas. There are many different artifacts in the museum, including an electric chair named "Old Sparky" that was formerly used from 1924 to 1964 as the primary means of execution. Texas Prison Museum is situated 4,100 feet west of Bayou Bend Park.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit
Prison
The James "Jay" H. Byrd Jr. Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in Huntsville, Texas. The 93 acres diagnostic unit, established in May 1964, is 1 mile north of Downtown Huntsville on Farm to Market Road 247. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit is situated 1 mile east of Bayou Bend Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huntsville.
Huntsville
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Huntsville is a small city of about 45,000 residents, located in Walker County, part of the Piney Woods region of Texas. Huntsville is famous as the home of Texas hero, General Sam Houston with an enormous statue of Sam Houston next to Interstate 45, it's famous as a prison town, and is also home to Sam Houston State University.
Bayou Bend Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Walker, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.73237° or 30° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-95.57173° or 95° 34′ 18″ westOpen location code
8626PCJH+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 491208011OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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