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Look Who's Talking about Texas History Davick Services recommends the Facebook Group "West Texas History & Memories" for history, famous people, old photos, stories, unclaimed estates and genealogy of the Western Half of Texas . . . Check it out and join the conversation |
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Plainview Lake in 1913
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| In 1913 a playa lake in Plainview was filled by an irrigation pump with fourteen million gallons of water after 158 hours. When completed, it was the largest body of water in Texas supplied by a well. It covered thirty acres and had a depth of five to six feet. The lake was a popular recreation spot for residents and visitors to Plainview Texas. In the summer, people could boat, swim and fish and in the winter the frozen lake was a place where visitors could ice skate for as long as you wanted for 25 cents. | |||||||||
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Resources: Land of Bright Promise: Advertising the Texas Panhandle and South Plains, 1870-1917 Davick Services on Facebook: True Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texas Books about Plainview, Hale Center, Petersburg and Abernathy |
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