Lock and Dam (c. 1914)

ID: 1445 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University

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Though the river provided many useful benefits, the dangers of flooding proved a constant worry. Beginning in the early twentieth century, efforts shifted from making the river more navigable to the construction

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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…