Mother Neff State Park is a
state park located on the
Leon River west of
Moody, Texas
Moody is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Moody is located at (31.307489, –97.360210).
According to the United States ...
in
Coryell County. The park is part of Mother Neff State Park and F.A.S. 21-B(1) Historic District, which was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on October 2, 1992.
The park's initial were donated by Mrs. Isabella Eleanor Neff, mother of Governor
Pat Morris Neff
Pat Morris Neff (November 26, 1871 – January 20, 1952) was an American politician, educator and administrator, and the 28th Governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925, ninth President of Baylor University from 1932 to 1947, and twenty-fifth presid ...
in 1916. Upon her death in 1921, Governor Neff created the Mother Neff Memorial Park, making it the first state park in Texas. The additional land was deeded to the state in 1934 by private owners; Governor Neff deeded and Mr Frank Smith deeded . The park was opened to the public in 1937.
Company 817 of the
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of ...
built the park from 1934 to 1938. The Company quarried stone and cut wood to build the structures that are still in use in the park today.
Most of Mother Neff Park sits in the flood plain of the Leon River and flooding shut the park down in 1992 and again in 2007.
Texas F.A.S.
ederally assisted secondary road21-B(1) (County Road 314 locally known as Old River Road or Oglesby Neff Park Road) is a length of road built in 1939. The Texas State Highway Department constructed the road using allocated federal funds. The road follows the Leon River for much of its length from the west entrance of the park to
Farm to Market Road 107
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used ...
.
See also
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List of Texas state parks
This is a list of state parks and state natural areas in Texas, United States, managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Several state historic sites that used to be managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife are now managed by the Texas His ...
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References
External links
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Mother Neff State Park*
State parks of Texas
Protected areas of Coryell County, Texas
Civilian Conservation Corps in Texas
Coryell County, Texas
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