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Big Bend National Park
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The Koch family camping in the Chisos Basin, 1945
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The Koch family camping in the Chisos Basin, 1945.
 
The People of Big Bend
This place changes the people who experience it. The modern history of Big Bend if full of numerous characters and individuals who lived, struggled, and thrived in the unique environment of this region.

Here you'll find some of Big Bend's best characters: ranchers, residents, organizations, advocates, and park rangers.
Ross Maxwell
The First Superintendent
Learn more about Ross Maxwell, who served as superintendent of Big Bend National Park from 1944-1952
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Chata Sada, 1936
Eat at Chata's
Learn more about an early restauranteur
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Mortar holes drilled into rock by American Indians can be found along the Rio Grande  

Did You Know?
Archeological and historic resources provide examples of cultural interaction in the Big Bend Region and varied ways humans adapted to the desert and river environments. The Rio Grande is life-sustaining for plants, animals, and human inhabitants beyond its banks.
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