HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.12.19 Plainview Point
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
August 23, 2019
Phase II of Plainview Point to Begin Soon,
Donation Opportunities Available
City of Plainview staff will begin work on Phase II of the
Plainview Point, a National Registered Historical and
Archeological Site, in early Fall. Renovations include a
walkway connecting to the Hike and Bike Trail, a pavilion,
storyboards, benches, a parking lot with ADA accessibility
and bison sculptures.
Phase I of the project began in 2016 with Plainview receiving a $2,500 matching grant from the
Chapman Forestry Foundation in Lubbock. The grant allowed the City to plant hackberry trees and add
three bison sculptures.
“We have completed the design plans for the Plainview Point additions and are now in the planning
stages for the construction work,” says Tim Crosswhite, Public Works Director. “We are grateful for the
support of the community and ask for more citizens and organizations to join us in completing these
renovations.”
Donations include the pavilion for $25,000, storyboards at $1,800 each and brick sponsorships at
$150. Also, a bronze plaque with a list of sponsors will be installed at Plainview Point, similar to the
one currently at Travel Trussell Pond.
The area was discovered by three young cousins in 1943 and drew the attention of scientists from the
Texas Memorial Museum and the University of Texas at Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology who
performed extensive excavations on the site discovering prehistoric bison bones, spear points and
other prehistoric human artifacts. The site received national landmark designation in 1961 and a Texas
Historical Marker in 1973 located in the Lloyd C. Woods Park and a 22-foot Quanah Parker Trail Arrow
added in June 2013.
Members of the project committee include Dr. Sam Van Hoose, City Director of Public Works Tim
Crosswhite, retired Llano Estacado Museum Curator Rodney Watson, Corky Terrell, Doug
McDonough, City Parks Superintendent Ricky Summers and City Manager Jeffrey Snyder.
For more information about Plainview Point renovations or to pick up a donation form, contact Tim
Crosswhite at 296.1100.
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