Friday, 03 September 2010
Promoting the preservation, understanding and appreciation of Southlake history
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Do you know:
-- Southlake Boulevard once had 26 90-degree turns?
-- That what is thought to be the first integrated cafe in Texas
was right here in Southlake?
-- Where to find the first Dragon football field?
-- That just in time for football season, you and your family
can learn the history of Dragon football
from Coach Ledbetter and Coach Dodge?
You'll also see exciting footage of early Dragon football teams.
Just check out the DVD from the Southlake Library
(look in the local history section, near the magazines).
-- That the Southlake Historical Society is working to save
the most historically significant building in Southlake,
the 1919 schoolhouse that formed the foundation for Carroll ISD?
-- That we came this close ( ) to being named Bludworth ISD?
-- That wagon trains once camped where you shop and get coffee?
-- That there once was a one-room school where
Safety Town will be?
-- When you're at Sonic, you're near an old baptizing hole?
-- That logs in the log house were cut about the time of Lincoln?
Find out more by taking a tour
of Southlake historical sites.
Click on "History Tour," at right.
Also, read the fascinating story
of Southlake and its
place in Texas history
in the picture and history book
Images of America: Southlake.
PEOPLE ARE LOVING IT!!
BUY A BOOK FOR YOUR FAMILY
PLUS BOOKS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
MAKES A UNIQUE HOSTESS GIFT
OR A GREAT SUMMER VACATION READ!
THIS KEEPSAKE BOOK COSTS ONLY $21.99 PLUS TAX.
All proceeds benefit the Southlake Historical Society.
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SEE THE BUTTON AT TOP RIGHT TO READ MORE ABOUT THE BOOK.
WHAT THE SOUTHLAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DOING:
* We continue to work to save the 1919 Carroll School, the birthplace
of the Dragons AND our city. See "This Place Matters" at right.
Help us spread the word to every Dragon fan
about how important this
historic schoolhouse is to our community!
* Signage for the log house is in the works. Watch for it by summer.
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