Lake Tawakoni State Park

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Lake Tawakoni State Park
LocationHunt County, Texas
Nearest city Wills Point
Area36,700 acres (14,900 ha)
Established1984
Governing bodyTexas Parks and Wildlife Department
The communal spider web at Lake Tawakoni State Park.

Lake Tawakoni State Park is a state park in Wills Point, Texas, in the United States.

Key events

The park came to media attention in 2007, because of a giant communal spider web on the premises of the park.[1]

On January 22, 2009, a fire swept through the park, burning approximately 125 acres (51 ha) of park property.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Scientists Debate Massive Spider Web Blanketing 200 Yards of Texas Park". Fox News. August 31, 2007.
  2. ^ "Fire Sweeps Through Tawakoni State Park". Herald Banner. January 24, 2009.

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