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San Marcos
[h=1]San Marcos’ Spring Lake could warrant World Heritage Site designation[/h][h=3]Related[/h]
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Laura Skelding
Humans are believed to have lived on the shores of the lake for the past 12,000 years.
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Spring Lake
By Jordan Gass-Pooré
SAN MARCOS —
Spring Lake
, the iconic pool fed by more than 200 springs, may meet the criteria to be eligible for a World Heritage Site designation, Texas State University officials and residents say.
The lake is believed to be one of the longest continually inhabited sites in North America. Andrew Sansom, executive director of the Texas State River Systems Institute, said spear points provide archaeological evidence that humans have lived in the area surrounding Spring Lake for more than 12,000 years.
That history, along with the lake’s spiritual importance to American Indians and early Spanish settlers, is among the reasons why it could deserve the World Heritage designation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Sansom and other proponents said.