​Runge Park

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Marker Text: Galveston businessman Henry J. Runge (1859-1922), European-educated son of a German immigrant, bought the land and laid out the town of Arcadia in 1890. At that time he donated this site for use as a park. Later the Galveston County Commissioners Court named the park in his honor. First community-wide use of Runge Park was in 1938 for a dairy show that is still held yearly. Enlarged by the purchase of 10 acres in 1957, the grounds provide facilities for many recreational activities as well as the annual Galveston County Fair and Rodeo. (1974)

Marker No: 7169

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: ​29° 22.69′ N, 95° 7.356′ W

Location: 8th Street at Jackson Street , 5 blocks south of SH 6, Santa Fe