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Big Bend National Park
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Cotton fields below Castolon, 1933
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Cotton fields below Castolon, 1933.
 
Ranches, villages, trading posts and cavalry camps all existed in the Big Bend in the century prior to the park's establishment. A number of historic districts within the park protect the tangible evidence of human history in this region; elsewhere solitary ruins, graves or camps mark the spots where history was made.

The following pages provide a brief exploration of some of the historic places within Big Bend National Park.
Refueling a plane at Johnsons ranch
Johnson's Ranch
Pioneer aviation in the Big Bend
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Ruins of the Mariscal Mine
The Mariscal Mine
Mercury mining in the Big Bend
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Hot Springs store & post office
Hot Springs
Big Bend's first resort.
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Did You Know?
Elevation is everything at Big Bend National Park. The lowest point in the park is Rio Grande village, at 1,850' (564m) and the highest point is Emory Peak at 7,832' (2,387m). This variation in elevation is nearly 6,000 feet, and influences plant and animal distribution as well as temperature.
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Last Updated: August 16, 2006 at 11:39 EST