Low Water Level

ID: 1485 ~ Source: Curre Jr., Frank and Dorothy Head Powell, interviewed by Mark Firmin, January 28, 2009, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview

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Frank Curre Jr. and Dorothy Head Powell tell about the times when the water was low enough for them to walk across the river.

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Brazos River

By Dayton Kelley, ed., The Handbook of Waco and McLennan County, Texas

The Brazos River proved to be both a blessing and a curse for Waco, providing a constant water supply, means of transportation, and fertile farming ground, but also serving as a site of frequent flooding and destruction. This tension shaped the…