----- Original Message ----- From: Teresa Parrish To: ewbranham Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 5:47 PM Subject: Re: More re 67. I have seen part of the old hwy 6 when the lake was low. I had always heard when it was low, folks would use the old hwy 6 as a ski jump. In one of the pictorial history of waco books, either conger's or davis', conger's I think, it shows a pic of the old hwy crumbling under the wrecking ball, or whatever they were using. Now as you do down Valley Mills Dr. it becomes Lake Shore after a sharp curve. If you look straight from there (the curve), that was the path of the old hwy. Mom says she recalls the Massey farm out there as the state home would take the kids out there to help on the farm or something. Even the old McLennan family place is under. That is way over on the other side of the current hwy, the twin bridges. Looking at the 1958 map from the comprehensive plan is interesting. Over the then current lake was the proposed lake, the proposed shoreline. Under water was Lake Waco Golf Course, several roads around the Speegleville and Airport sides of the lake, Lake Dr., what looks like a rd. called Wright which run off Lake Dr., Old Walker's Crossing, Lake Shore Dr. (it was moved up to it's current path), part of hwy 6 off of which run the old Lake Shore Dr., part of Fish Pond Dr., McLennan's Crossing. See then Fish Pond joined up with McLennan's Crossing on the right and on the left with Midway School Dr. (now Estates). So now when you come to the end of Fish Pond you face the service rd. You turn right to a via duct and get to the other side. Now when you go on beyond Estates to Midway Park, the road ends to what I think is a boat ramp but may've been part of the old Midway School Dr. It's from comparing a current map to this one that I know the current Spur 412 from abt. Dosher Ln toward the lake is part of the original hwy 6. Also, Park Lake run off of Lake Shore then, and part of Park Lake is under water as is part of Hillcrest and Stewart Dr.. It is like this: off the old hwy 6 you went right to get onto Lake Shore Dr. After a ways you came to Park Lake first to the left, then the veer to the right took you onto Hillcrest. Off Park Lake then you had a left turn to get onto Lake Drive and then to the golf course. If you bypassed Lake Dr while on Park Lake you'd intersect to the left with Old Walker's Crossing. Stewart Dr. ended at Old Walker's Crossing. Today, there is a wee part of Stewart Dr. across the present day Lake Shore, but it dead ends because the rest of it went under. Same with Hillcrest. You can only go so far, the remainder of the original is under water. Also, back over near Fish Pond, there was a road that run off that about where the present day via duct is now. From this map it seems part of Ridgewood Country Club went under too. Ah, even part of Speegleville Rd went under. Actually, I heard tell that town was displaced to it's present location because of the lake's enlargement. So I am thinking the three Speegleville Parks, now with new names to ease confusion, may be on part of the old communtity. And off subject, also on this map is the proposed I-35, also called U.S. 81. And what we know as Loop 340 ain't in sight, there is no hwy beyond 6 to Bellmead as Loop 340 now runs. To keep this short I'll do another email telling where the cemeteries were that had to be moved. Happy Trails!! heeheeeheee Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: ewbranham To: Teresa Parrish Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 3:00 PM Subject: Re: More re 67. I guess that 1964 was not a good time for any mapmaker who wanted to depict the situation as it was in that year. See dates in http://swf67.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/waco/wacolake.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Teresa Parrish To: ewbranham Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 3:35 PM Subject: Re: More re 67. By 1964 there wouldn't have been any state hwy 67 left. It met its demise when the lake got enlarged. Way back when, without radios and all, I reckon a meandering hwy was the only way to break the monotny of a long road trip. :c) Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: ewbranham To: Teresa Parrish Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 2:34 PM Subject: Re: More re 67. Not sure why you would go through Glen Rose to get to Ft Worth... but that is where 6 meets 67. Must have been to see bluebonnets. You said that C W Davis lived in the 3400 block on Memorial Dr. I am trying to remember my aunt's house number on Dutton. Seems like it was 3005, or some such, and the then new Baylor stadium parking lot was their extended back yard... so 3400 would have been just beyond Loop 6. On the 1964 Texas map which I have just found in my map box, US Hwy 67 ran from Dallas to Stephenville where it merged with 377. And FM 67 didn't do much of anything except provide a way to get from Covington to Blum. No State Hwy 67... at least none anywhere near Waco. ----- Original Message ----- From: Teresa Parrish To: ewbranham Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: Re: More re 67. That farm rd sounds about right. Moma said from 6 you'd take 67 and it would take you to ft. worth...probably killed in McLennan Co only. ----- Original Message ----- From: ewbranham To: Teresa Parrish Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 8:27 PM Subject: More re 67. Hwy 67? Bet it was 77. Or... there is a short Farm Road 67 that runs NE to SW in the NW Corner of Hill County. Elaine