Carter Park

Dedication

1951

Size

163.5 acres

Additional amenities

Benches
Drinking Fountain
Electrical Boxes
Grills
Parking lot
Restroom
Shelter
Stand Alone Swing

Fun facts

In late December 1951, the city council accepted 106 acres from Amon G. Carter for park purposes. Carter worked with S. Herbert Hare on the selection of the site. The linear park is located in southeast Fort Worth along Sycamore Creek, south of Cobb Park and between what was then the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks and the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital. In July 1952, the city council accepted the gift of an additional fifteen acres from Carter, his son, Amon Carter, Jr., and his daughter, Ruth (Mrs. J. Lee, III) Johnson. Hare and Hare’s 1957 master plan suggests that few improvements had been made to the park by that date. Its primary value was seen in its ability to preserve scenic areas along Sycamore Creek. Parkway drives and picnic areas, with limited space for ball fields and playgrounds were envisioned for its future. By 1965, the park had two concrete picnic tables, a basketball goal, and swings. In 1999, the Amon G. Carter Foundation donated approximately 3.4 acres along the west side of the park as well as funds to clean, secure, and improve the property and the park in general.

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