Post Park is a small county park in

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, United States. The park is the site of Peña Colorado Springs. This year-round spring long-provided fresh water to the Comanche and other nomadic native peoples, serving as a stop on the

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. Beginning in 1879, the springs were the site of the

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's Camp Peña Colorado. In 1884, the 10th Cavalry, also known as the

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were stationed at the Camp. The Army abandoned the Camp in 1893. The land around the springs was donated to Brewster County in 1935. Post Park is a site on the

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External links

Post Park on the Texas Mountain Trail

Camp Peña Colorado
at the

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Parks in Texas Protected areas of Brewster County, Texas {{BrewsterCountyTX-geo-stub