Cotton Ginning: A 1900's Crop - 9/2 LBJ State Park

Demonstrations and presentations on cotton ginning will be featured at the LBJ State Park & Historic Site in Stonewall this Saturday from 9AM - 3PM.

A display of items currently made from cotton and its by-products will be on display at the main buildings of the parks, and at the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm, participants can see cotton growing and watch a hand-turned cotton gin ginning cotton grown at the farm. There will also be hands-on activities for children.

The Sauer-Beckmann living history farm is located east of the visitor center and off the nature trial, all within LBJ State Park & Historic Site. 2 miles east of Stonewall and 14 miles west of Johnson City on US Highway 290 toward Fredericksburg, the park is adjacent to both Ranch Road 1 and US Highway 290; enter on Park Road 52 off of US Highway 290.