Big Bend National Park By madisonellanaylor 1900 The Mescalero Apache invaded the Big Bend region and displaced the Chisos Indians. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-bigbend/ 1909 Natural Hot Springs were developed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Springs_(Big_Bend_National_Park) 1933 Rewarded for their efforts https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2008/06/park-history-big-bend-national-park 1935 United States Congress passed legislation that would enable the acquisition of the land for a national park. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_National_Park Jun 12, 1944 Big Bend National Park was established https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/historyculture/tgttn.htm Jul 1, 1944 Park Headquarters Established https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2008/06/park-history-big-bend-national-park Jul 1, 1944 Opened to visitors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_National_Park 1950 Pumped $14 million dollars in for roads, bridges, and trails https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/gkb02 1976 A record of 456,201people visited https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/gkb02 1976 "United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization designated Big Bend a "Man and the Biosphere"" https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/gkb02
