For the first time ever, the history of Barton Creek has been digitized into a virtual exhibit allowing lovers of the creek to learn about the rich and intentional history of its protection.
Barton Creek in 1899, part of the beloved waterway’s history as shown in the new interactive Barton Creek TimestreamSure, you've walked into the Greenbelt through the Gus Fruh entrance, but have you ever wondered who Gus Fruh is? Love to swim at Barton Springs but never heard of Beverly Sheffield, once known as"mayor" of the Springs? Maybe you've pondered how Austinites got so lucky as to have an oasis of cold, swimmable water to help us survive the blistering Texas summer...
For the first time ever, that history has been collected and digitized into the Barton Creek Timestream , a virtual history exhibit and interactive timeline allowing lovers of the creek to learn about the rich and intentional history of its protection. The interactive timeline takes users on a journey from the 1950s to now, with the opportunity to explore firsthand accounts of the stewards who pushed policies that make the creek what it is today.
The site supplements a physical exhibit of the same sentiment that's free to visit at the Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center in the Barton Springs Bathhouse. Project creators Karen Kocher and Monica Flores wanted to increase access to their archive, so they decided to digitize the exhibit they'd unfortunately launched at the height of the pandemic.
"It's the civic duty of those who use the Greenbelt to learn about it," Kocher explained. Her appreciation for her predecessors is palpable."It's amazing to me how few people put their time, effort, and money into pushing the rock up the hill. You'd think that more people would have done it, but it was a very small group of individuals.
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