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Historical Timeline Prior to 1910 | 1910-1929 | 1930-1958 | 1959-Present About 1960: White Rock Boat Club formed. 1964: White Rock pump station closes. 1965: Causeway built, connecting Mockingbird Lane and Peavy Road, on lake's northern shore. 1971: First White Rock Marathon held. 1974: Lake dredged for third time. 1976: Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden, at former DeGolyer Estate, is opened. 1978: Improvements made to White Rock dam. 1979: Park Board divides Lawther Drive into four sections, making it impossible to drive around lake in one continuous direction. August 1981: Old Bath House converted into Bath House Cultural Center. 1989: White Rock pump station renovated. 1990: Park Board adopts master plan for White Rock Lake Park improvements. 1994: Series of articles in Dallas Morning News alert public to serious sedimentation problem at White Rock Lake. 1996: Dredging of lake begins. For The Love of the Lake, a grass-roots activist organization is formed. 1998: Dredging completed; White Rock Sailing Club disbanded. June 8, 2001: Off-leash dog park opens at Mockingbird Point. Sept. 24, 2001: DART's White Rock station opens on site of old Knights of Columbus hall. April 17, 2004: Statue honoring CCC enrollees, funded by For The Love Of The Lake, dedicated at Sunset Bay. Several former enrollees attend event. September 18, 2004: White Rock Lake Museum opens in Bath House Cultural Center. This timeline is from the Scenic White Rock Lake Park website, copyright © 1996-2004 by Steven Butler. Used with permission. This website designed and mantained by The Watermelon Kid This website copyright © 2003-2004 (except where noted) by The White Rock Lake Museum. All rights reserved. |