Tourist Pamphlet for Fort Fisher Park

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Tourist Pamphlet for Fort Fisher Park

After visiting Fort Fisher, tourists and locals alike were encouraged to enjoy the amenities of Fort Fisher Park. An expansive thirty-five acres, Fort Fisher Park featured paved campsites and free picnic areas designed to appeal to both Wacoans and weary I-35 motorists.

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By Caleb Vinson & Prisca Bird
Fort Fisher is an excellent example of how a historical site can be reimagined to fit contemporary needs. Comprised of a few shanties in themid nineteenth century, more than 130 years later the Waco Chamber of Commerce breathed new life into the…