This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Mineral Wells Fossil Park

x
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Phone:
+1 940-328-7803

Hours:
Sunday8am - 8pm
Monday8am - 8pm
Tuesday8am - 8pm
Wednesday8am - 8pm
Thursday8am - 8pm
Friday8am - 8pm
Saturday8am - 8pm


Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,788 at the 2010 census . The city is named for mineral springs in the area, which were highly popular in the early 1900s. Mineral Wells is most famous for its Baker Hotel. Mineral Wells also hosts a variety of paranormal hauntings and ghost tours including the Baker Hotel, the Crazy Water Hotel, close by the Whispering Cottage built in 1926. In 1919, Mineral Wells hosted the spring training camp for the Chicago White Sox, the year of the famous Black Sox scandal involving Shoeless Joe Jackson. Mineral Wells also hosted spring training for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals in the 1910s and early 1920s. The baseball field was located in the center of town where a shopping center now sits. In 1952, Mineral Wells was the host of the Republican state convention in which delegates divided between presidential candidates Dwight D. Eisenhower and Robert A. Taft. Though state chairman Orville Bullington of Wichita Falls led the Taft forces, the convention vote ultimately went 33-5 in favor of Eisenhower, who was thereafter nominated and elected. Also from Mineral Wells is Astronaut Millie Hughes-Fulford, who graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1962. Dr. Hughes-Fulford flew aboard STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences in June 1991 as a Mission Specialist conducting medical experiments, logging over 3.2 million miles in 146 orbit.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Attraction Location



Mineral Wells Fossil Park Videos

Shares

x

More Attractions in Mineral Wells

x

Menu