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Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 14,820 at the 2020 census. The population was 14,820 at the 2020 census. The city is named for mineral wells in the area, which were highly popular in the early 1900s.
The story of the Baker Hotel began in 1922, when citizens of Mineral Wells, concerned that noncitizens were profiting from the growing fame of the community's mineral water, raised $150,000 in an effort to build a large hotel facility owned by local shareholders. They solicited the services of prominent Texas hotel magnate Theodore Brasher ...
Fort Wolters was a United States military installation four miles northeast of Mineral Wells, Texas. The fort was originally named Camp Wolters in honor of Brigadier General Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the 56th Cavalry Brigade of the National Guard, which used the area as a summer training ground. [1] It was an Army camp from 1925 until 1946.
Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway, a short distance to east of the town of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, was opened to the public in 1981; it lies in Parker County. The Texas National Guard organized the 56th Cavalry Brigade in 1921, and four years later, Brigadier General Jacob F. Wolters [16] was given a grant to construct a ...
September 4, 2020. ( #100005524) Roughly bounded by NW 9th St., NE 3rd Ave., SE 6th St., and NW 3rd Ave. 32°48′33″N 98°06′46″W. / 32.8092°N 98.1129°W / 32.8092; -98.1129 ( Mineral Wells Central Historic District) Mineral Wells. 5. Palo Pinto County Courthouse. Palo Pinto County Courthouse.
Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway. / 32.85083°N 98.02667°W / 32.85083; -98.02667. Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway is a state park located in Mineral Wells, Parker County, Texas. It includes Lake Mineral Wells, and is the only state park in Texas which protects part of the Western Cross Timbers and Mineral Wells Trailway.
998 ft (304 m) 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Possum Kingdom Lake (popularly known as P.K. ), is a reservoir on the Brazos River located primarily in Palo Pinto County Texas. It was the first water supply reservoir constructed in the Brazos River basin. [1] The lake has an area of approximately 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) with 310 ...
October 10, 1996. US 281 Bridge at the Brazos River refers to two bridges located south of Mineral Wells, Texas. They carry U.S. Route 281 (US 281) across the Brazos River . The original bridge built in 1939 was added to the National Register on October 10, 1996. In 2016, the Texas Department of Transportation constructed a second bridge east ...