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Valentine is a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 Census. It is the only incorporated municipality in Jeff Davis County. Its name refers to the date of its founding in 1882 by a Southern Pacific Railroad construction crew: February 14. It is one of several cities named Valentine in the United States where the United States Postal Service cancels envelopes for Valentine's Day.Valentine is also located 1.4 miles from the noted art installation, Prada Marfa , located outside Valentine on U.S. 90. Cahill, U.S. Marshall was set in Valentine, Texas.
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  • 1. Davis Mountains State Park Fort Davis
    Davis Mountains State Park is a 2,709-acre state park located in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. The closest town is Fort Davis, Texas. The park elevation is between 5,000 and 6,000 ft above sea level. The original portion of the park was deeded to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department by a local family. Original improvements were accomplished by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 and the park was opened to the public around 1938. Campground facilities were added in 1967.
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  • 2. Smith Falls State Park Valentine Nebraska
    Smith Falls, at 63 feet , is the highest waterfall in the state of Nebraska and the centerpiece of Smith Falls State Park. The state park and falls are located 15 miles east-north east of Valentine, Nebraska and 3 miles south west of Sparks, Nebraska, on the south side of the Niobrara National Scenic River. Access to the falls is via a footbridge across the river from the north side of the park.
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  • 3. Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Valentine Nebraska
    Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 19,131 acres . The refuge borders the Niobrara National Scenic River on the west and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. From 1879 to 1906, the Fort Niobrara Military Reservation was located on what later became refuge lands to house a garrison of the U.S. Cavalry. After the fort was closed, the effort to preserve the region as a wildlife refuge culminated in the creation of the refuge on January 11, 1912. The refuge also manages Valentine and John and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuges as parts of the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Complex. President Theodore Roosevelt created the reservation by Executive order in 1912: January 11, 1912. Niobrara Reservation. Embracing pa...
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  • 4. Niobrara National Scenic River Valentine Nebraska
    The Niobrara National Scenic River is in north-central Nebraska, United States, approximately 300 miles northwest of Omaha. In 1991, Congress set aside 76 miles for preservation under the management of the National Park Service with assistance from the local Niobrara Council. Several outstandingly remarkable values have been designated to be protected along the Niobrara National Scenic River, including: Fish and Wildlife, Scenery, Fossil Resources, Geology, and Recreation. The river was designated by Backpacker magazine as one of the 10 best rivers for canoeing in the United States. Along the National Scenic River are numerous waterfalls that empty into the river from the surrounding cliff and canyon walls; the highest one is Smith Falls, which drops almost 63 feet into the river valley. T...
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  • 5. Guadalupe Peak Guadalupe Mountains National Park
    Guadalupe Mountains National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of Texas, east of El Paso. The mountain range includes Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet , and El Capitan which was used as a landmark by travelers along the route later followed by the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line. The ruins of an old stagecoach station stand near the Pine Springs visitor center. The restored Frijole Ranch contains a small museum of local ranching history and is the trailhead for Smith Spring. The park covers 86,367 acres in the same mountain range as Carlsbad Caverns National Park, about 25 miles to the north in New Mexico. The Guadalupe Peak Trail winds through pinyon pine and Douglas-fir forests as it ascends over 3,000 feet to the summit of Gua...
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