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Due to extreme drought and the recent wildfire disasters Civil War Weekend 2011 at Liendo Plantation will be CANCELLED.We regret any inconvenience that this causes but, after careful consideration, we feel that the risk to the participants, the public and to Liendo is too great to ignore. Civil War Weekend will resume next year with all of the fun and excitement that you have come to expect from this event. We hope to see you there! |
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Liendo Plantation was built in 1853. Originally a Spanish land grant of 67,000 acres and one of Texas' earliest cotton plantations. Liendo was the social center of Texas receiving and lavishly entertaining early Texas dignitaries and notorieties. Liendo is recognized as a Texas historic landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was also the home of world-renowned sculptor Elizabet Ney.
During the War Between the States, Liendo hosted Cavalry and Infantry Training Camps, an Internment Camp, and a Hospital. For a brief time after the War, it served as headquarters for General George Armstrong Custer. |
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