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Texas swimming holes: Discover the hidden wonders of Nueces River

KPRC – Houston

July 2, 2020

KPRC – Houston - Shhh ... This just might be the prettiest body of water in Texas

The site was originally excavated in 1962 by Curtis Tunnell and a Texas Memorial Museum field crew from the University of Texas at Austin. Over the past two summers, it has been reexamined by Tamra Walter of Texas Tech University along with the Texas Archeological Society, which had 300 volunteers camping near the location while doing excavation work. Interpretive signage will be installed, Holderpromised, as a manner of explaining the site's deep connection to the river.

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