The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958 Page: 535
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Texas Collection
The track was sold during World War II for war use. ...
Fredericksburg has four annual celebrations which attract thou-
sands of visitors. They are the fair, one of the oldest in Texas, the
Easter pageant with fires burning in the hills the night before Easter,
the Saengerfests or songs festival and the Schuetzensfests.
The Schuetzensfest is the marksmen's tourney when the natives go
to the hills for their annual shooting event.
This is a stag affair highlighted by heavy consumption of German
brew shipped here from San Antonio.
A letter has been received from Robert M. Utley, Historian
of the National Parks Service, Region Three, Santa Fe, New
Mexico, which should be of interest to historical minded Texans
throughout the length and breadth of the state. Region Three
includes Texas and Utley writes as follows:
You are probably aware that the National Survey of Historic Sites
and Buildings, after a lapse of some fifteen years, has once more been
resumed. I have been assigned to accomplish this Survey in Region
Three of the National Park Service, which includes Texas. Mine is
primarily a fact-finding mission-to investigate and inventory all sites
within this Region that, historically, seem to possess national signifi-
cance. My findings, after review by the Branch of History in the
Washington Office of the National Park Service, will be considered
by the Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings,
and Monuments. The Board will then determine which sites in fact
possess significance warranting national recognition. Let me empha-
size, however, that designation by the Advisory Board of a given area
as a National Historic Site does not necessarily mean that it is being
considered for inclusion in the National Park System. The principal
aim of the Historic Sites Survey is preservation of significant sites, not
expansion of the National Park System.
At present, the Survey is expected to be completed at the end of
four years. We have a big job to accomplish in a relatively short period
of time, and we earnestly hope for the cooperation and advice of the
various state historical societies. Indeed, it is not too much to say that
the success of the project will depend in great measure upon our
being able to draw upon the knowledge and experience of state and
local historians.
As a framework for carrying out the Survey, the history of the
United States has been divided into sixteen major themes, into one
of which we believe every historic site can be fitted. It is recognized,
of course, that some sites may be properly classified in more than one
theme. A list of these themes is enclosed. Several themes have been535
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