Operation
The Corps, in accordance with the 1936 dedication, operated a park on the site until 1982 at which time Hill County was forced to enter into a lease for the property or lose this culturally significant resource. The citizens of the County were again called upon to maintain the site, and did so until 2002. In 2002 the Corps came before the County demanding that a minimum of $60,000 be spent for the revitalization of the area. Hill County did not have sufficient funds, and thus relinquished the lease.
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