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Amistad National Recreation Area
History & Culture
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Native American Pictographs
The Amistad NRA area is home to dramatic 4,000 year-old rock art. These mysterious paintings adorn rock shelter walls in the upper reaches of Amistad Reservoir. Boaters can usually access Panther and Parida Caves (depending on lake level), and hikers can go on a guided tour at nearby .
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Courtesy Barker Texas History Center of UT Austin |
A group of men gather in front of Painted Cave Depot, a stop along the Southern Transcontinental Railroad. The Depot was named after the prehistoric rock shelter we now call Parida Cave. |
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Taking a closer look at the modern landscape of Lake Amistad can tell a person much more about the history of the area than they might at first expect. Surprisingly, the history of the Lower Pecos River Region begins far before the U.S. Military’s early camps and outposts and goes far beyond the beginning days of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The first visitors to the canyons that now form Amistad NRA arrived some 12,000 years ago following herds of large ice-age animals that grazed the grassy upland plateaus and ventured deep into the canyons for water. And although the people might be gone, they’ve left a legacy of their lifeways in the artifacts and rockart that grace the canyon walls.
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Reports and Articles about Amistad NRA Click below to find reports and articles on Amistad NRA more... | | Amistad NRA's Museum Collection Click below to access Amistad NRA's museum collection database more... | | Make Your Own Atlatl! Jack Johnson shows us how to make our own atlatl (spear thrower) below (PDF). more... | | Print Your Own Brochures! Download and print park brochures on a variety of subjects (PDF). more... | |
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Did You Know?
The first Southern Transcontinental Railroad was completed in January 1883 by driving a silver spike into the track at a location on the Rio Grande just upriver from the confluence with the Pecos River.
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Last Updated: November 19, 2007 at 15:22 EST |