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Ay Caramba
RECEIVED Fri., Jan. 26, 2024
Dear Editor,
As a visitor to Austin over the New Year’s holiday, I attended the annual Polar Plunge at Barton Springs. When leaving I read a plaque with the history of the area. It appears that Mr. Barton arrived in the area in the 1800s with his family and his slaves to plant cotton (if I’m remembering correctly). So I was surprised that there hasn’t been a change in the name as we continue to rid ourselves of Civil War heroes and slave owners. Maybe we can attribute the name Barton to Clara Barton – or Barton Simpson 😉.
As a visitor to Austin over the New Year’s holiday, I attended the annual Polar Plunge at Barton Springs. When leaving I read a plaque with the history of the area. It appears that Mr. Barton arrived in the area in the 1800s with his family and his slaves to plant cotton (if I’m remembering correctly). So I was surprised that there hasn’t been a change in the name as we continue to rid ourselves of Civil War heroes and slave owners. Maybe we can attribute the name Barton to Clara Barton – or Barton Simpson 😉.
Respectively,
M. Cohn
M. Cohn