McKamy Springs, Richardson, Texas

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Photograph of a natural spring, with a stone and concrete structure built around and over it. A half-dome stone-trimmed 'grotto' covers the spring and a man-made canal channels the visible water.

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1 photograph : b&w

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Creator: Unknown. 1920/1930.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Richardson Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 5577 times, with 26 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a natural spring, with a stone and concrete structure built around and over it. A half-dome stone-trimmed 'grotto' covers the spring and a man-made canal channels the visible water.

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1 photograph : b&w

Notes

The marker placed at the spring by Mayor McKamy reads as follows: "The Yoiuane tribe of the Caddo group of Indians lived here as early as 1690 to 1840. They hunted buffalo and deer on the prairie. They used McKamy Spring as a watering place. It was from these friendly Tejas Indians that Texas got her name."

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Additional context: A plaque is set into a stone/cement low monument inside the canal. It reads: "The Yoiuane tribe of the Caddo group of Indians lived here as early as 1690 to 1840. They hunted buffalo and deer on the prairie. They used McKamy Spring as a watering place. It was from these friendly Tejas Indians that Texas got her name."

The spring is located within a 2 acre park, called McKamy Spring Park, in south-east Richardson. Native people last known to have camped at the spring were of a Caddoan-speaking tribe. The Bowser family once owned the property, and then T. F. McKamy (1925-1927). Part of the old stagecoach route extending from Breckenridge ran near this site as well.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: RPLv001
  • Accession or Local Control No: Folder V 1
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth3076

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Texas History Collection

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  • 1920/1930

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  • May 10, 2005, 1:52 p.m.

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  • Jan. 11, 2024, 1:19 p.m.

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  • 32.942246, -96.73555

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McKamy Springs, Richardson, Texas, photograph, 1920/1930; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3076/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Richardson Public Library.

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