Sign Up  /  Login

Old City Park LbNA #21592

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Apr 21, 2006
Location:
City:Dallas
County:Dallas
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Planted by:Viewfinder
Found by: Puddle-Splasher
Last found:Apr 28, 2006
Status:FFaa
Last edited:Apr 21, 2006
Old City Park Letterbox at Dallas Heritage Village

Placed by Viewfinder and Puddle-Splasher, Tarrant Co, TX.

This very special letterbox is a collaborative effort of several letterboxers:
Handmade box crafted by C2B2, Columbia, MO.
Stamp carved by Raindear, Philadelphia, PA.
Logbook needlework by Ruby Tuesday of CelticLions, Dallas Co., TX

Permission to place this letterbox granted by Melissa Prycer, Curator of Education, Dallas Heritage Village

There is an admission fee to enter Dallas Heritage Village. The museum is closed on Mondays and some holidays; usual hours are 10:00-4:00. For information about days and hours of operation and admission fees, go to www.dallasheritagevillage.org.

Dallas Heritage Village is a nationally accredited living history museum, specializing in 19th century Dallas area history. The site is on the grounds of the city’s first municipal park, founded in 1876. Twenty-nine original historic structures include a 1901 Main Street of businesses, bank, blacksmith, hotel, train depot, and general store; turn-of-the-century homes; log cabins; schoolhouse; church; a working 1861 farmstead; and a Chautauqua pavilion. Stroll among live oaks and wildflower meadows, all set against the sparkling background of today’s downtown Dallas skyline. The best way to enjoy this park is to arrive around 10:00 (when the park opens), bring your family, friends, camera, and a picnic lunch, and plan to spend several hours touring and exploring.

As you make your way through the village, you’ll want to interact with the costumed interpreters throughout the park. Watch donkeys being washed, a working blacksmith, clay pottery being made, and Passover cooking. Don’t miss the working 1861 farmstead, where you’ll see sheep being sheared, wool carded and spun, bread baked, and dinner prepared in an open hearth. You’ll want to stop in the Museum Store for a cold drink to enjoy in the gazebo. And it is there in the museum store, among the replica toys, hand-thrown pottery and iron-forged blacksmith items, that the Old City Park letterbox awaits your visit. To get the box, ask the attendant, who will be delighted to present it to you. Please be sure to return the box to the Museum Store attendant to be replaced for safekeeping after stamping in. Then, continue to enjoy the Dallas Heritage Village.