Chisholm Trail Crossing Park | |
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Location | Round Rock, Texas, United States |
Coordinates | 30°30′43″N97°41′22″W / 30.5119°N 97.6894°W Coordinates: 30°30′43″N97°41′22″W / 30.5119°N 97.6894°W |
Created | 2003 |
Chisholm Trail Crossing Park, or simply Chisholm Trail Park, is a park in Round Rock, Texas, United States. [1] The park was dedicated in 2003. [2]
Texas artist Jim Thomas has been commissioned to complete a series of bronze sculptures for the park, [3] including one depicting a resting longhorn [4] as well as The Pioneer Woman, [5] The Pioneer Boy, [6] The Bell Steer, [7] and Goin' to Water. [2] [8]
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