[DOC] [TLE] Big Bend National Park - Wikipedia [PAR] Founded, June 12, 1944. Management, National Park Service. Visitation, 
314,102 (2014). IUCN category, II - National Park. Website: Big Bend National 
Park  Park ranger on a horseback patrol near Santa Elena Canyon. Big Bend 
National Park in the U.S. state of Texas has national significance as the largest ... 
Because the Rio Grande serves as an international boundary, the park faces... [DOC] [TLE] Texas' Gift to the Nation - Big Bend National Park (U.S. National ... [PAR] In 1944, American's attention was focused on distant lands as the Second World 
War ... Half a world away, only a week later, Big Bend was officially established 
as a ... The region was named Big Bend for the drastic change in course of the 
river ... As the Rio Grande flows through the Chihuahuan Desert, it carves not 
only... [DOC] [TLE] National Park History: Big Bend National Park | National Parks ... [PAR] Jun 12, 2008 ... Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River  both ... a park 
established at Big Bend to preserve the area's scenic wonders, ... This is where 
the state of Texas stepped in and opened its wallet. ... Indeed, some of the 
species inhabiting the park are found nowhere else on this planet. [DOC] [TLE] History | Big Bend | Oh, Ranger! [PAR] In 1933, the state of Texas established Texas Canyons State Park, using 15 
school ... Maxwell, Ross A. The Big Bend of the Rio Grande; A Guide to the Rocks
, ... Big Bend National Park, TX: Big Bend Natural History Association, 1985. .... 
Federal government, and on June 12, 1944, Big Bend National Park became a 
reality. [DOC] [TLE] Big Bend National Park: Description - DesertUSA [PAR] Cultural and natural history of Big Bend National Park, Texas, includes color 
photos, park history, native ... in west Texas formed where the Rio Grande River 
runs southeast, then northeast, in a large loop. ... expedition in 1542, but the 
expected riches north of the Rio Grande were never found. ... Established June 
12, 1944. [DOC] [TLE] Big Bend National Park - Texas State Historical Association [PAR] Jun 12, 2010 ... Big Bend National Park, the first national park in Texas, comprises ... of the Rio 
Grande a Wild and Scenic River, sixty-nine miles of which lie ... There are several 
species in the United States that can only be found in Big Bend: Del Carmen ... 
remained in private hands, the park opened to the public in 1944. [DOC] [TLE] Mammals - Visit Big Bend - Guides for the Big Bend Region of Texas [PAR] Three excellent areas to look for large species like deer, javelina (also know as 
the ... Chief Park Naturalist Panther Junction Big Bend National Park, Texas 
79834 ... States only from the Chisos and Chinati Mountains of the Big Bend area
, this ... A tree roosting bat occasionally found along the Rio Grande floodplain 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Big Bend National Park - National Geographic [PAR] Picture of river in Big Bend National Park, Texas. The Rio Grande and its 
tributaries run through southwest Texas' Big Bend National ... Established: June 
12, 1944 ... of life, including 1,200 plant speciessome found nowhere else in 
the world. ... from National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United 
States,... [DOC] [TLE] How have laws and regulations affected Big Bend National Park? [PAR] June 20, 1935, Congress authorized the creation of Big Bend National Park. ... 
The park was officially established on June 12, 1944, after the State of Texas 
acquired ... found a large radius bone of a pterodactyl in the Javelina Formation 
in Big Bend ... of the Rio Grande as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System. [DOC] [TLE] Insider's Guide to Big Bend National Park - RootsRated [PAR] Jun 22, 2016 ... Big Bend National Park in Texas highlights the incredible desert flora and ... 
Named for the large, lazy turn in the Rio Grande river

Question: Established in 1944, Big Bend National Park is found on the Rio Grande River in this large state
Answer: Texas