Castolon: A Meeting Place of Two Cultures

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Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP)

Collection:

National Park Service

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

This site depicts a small trading and farming community in far southwest Texas, near the border with Mexico (in the southwest corner of today's Big Bend National Park). Castolon was a farming, ranching, and storekeeping partnership at Camp Santa Helena, established after the end of the Mexican Revolution (1920).

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Lesson Plans, Readings

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

Public Domain
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