Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
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locator_x = 129
locator_y = 145
location = Blanco County and Gillespie County, Texas, USA
nearest_city = Johnson City, Texas; Stonewall, Texas
lat_degrees = 30
lat_minutes = 16
lat_seconds = 31
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 98
long_minutes = 24
long_seconds = 37
long_direction = W
area = 1,570 acres (6.35 km²)
established = December 2, 1969
visitation_num = 75,932
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in central Texas about 50 miles west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country. The park protects the birthplace, home, and ranch of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States. During Johnson's Administration, the LBJ Ranch house was known as the Texas White House.

The park is split into two distinct visitor areas, Johnson City and the LBJ Ranch. The first unit, located in Johnson City, contains the boyhood home of President Johnson and his grandparent's log cabin settlement as well as the National Park Visitor Center. The second unit is located roughly 14 miles west of Johnson City along the north side of the Pedernales River. Among the sites preserved at the Ranch are the President's [http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/junctionschool.htm first school] , [http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/reconstructedbirthplace.htm birthplace] , [http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/twh.htm Texas White House] and the [http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/johnsoncemetery.htm Johnson Family Cemetery] . The land south of the Pedernales River is operated as [http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lyndon_b_johnson/ Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site] . In order to see the LBJ Ranch, visitors take a National Park bus tour from State Park visitor center.

The park was authorized on December 2, 1969 as Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site and was redesignated as a National Historical Park on December 28, 1980. Present holdings are approximately 1,570 acres (6.4 km²), 674 acres (2.7 km²) of which are federal. The Johnson family generously continues to add to this property; their most recent donation of land was in April, 1995.

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/ Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park official site]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/Presidents/site59.htm Secondary National Park Service site on Johnson National Historic Site]
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