![White Rock Lake Museum](../images/wrlm-small2.jpg)
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The White Rock Lake Museum The White Rock Lake Museum, which opened in 2004 in the Bath House Cultural Center, was a popular lakeside fixture until the Dallas' Cultural Affairs Office angered the community by summarilty removing it in 2023. Read more...
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![Pea Patch](../images/pea_patch-small.jpg)
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The Pea Patch The "Pea Patch" was a city-run prison farm where non-violent offenders could work off their fines at 50 cents per day. Read more...
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![The Bonnie Barge](../images/bonnie_barge-smaller.jpg)
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The Bonnie Barge In 1946 speedboat concessionaire Johnny Williams launched the Bonnie Barge, named for his wife. Read more...
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![CCC and POW Camp](../images/ccc_camp-small.jpg)
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Camp White Rock In 1935 the Civilian Conservation Corps opened a camp at White Rock Lake Park. During and after WWII it housed Army Air Corp inductees, German P.O.W.s, and SMU students. Read more...
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![Spillway Catwalk](../images/spillway_catwalk-small.jpg)
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Spillway Catwalk For years it was possible to walk from Garland Road all the way to the dam. Read more...
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![Fishing Shacks](../images/fishing_shacks-small.jpg)
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Fishing Shacks Until the end of WWII, hundreds of Dallasites had private use of lakefront property for pennies a day. Read more...
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![Texas and Pacific Employees' Clubhouse](../images/tp_clubhouse-small.jpg)
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T&P Clubhouse Built in 1925, this private facility gave its name to the hill on which it sat. Read more...
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![Dance Pavilion](../images/dancers-small.gif)
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Dance Pavilion During the summer of 1934 this popular facility featured an all-girl band. Read more...
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![White Rock Beach](../images/bathing_beach-small.jpg)
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White Rock Beach For twenty-two years Dallasites flocked to the shores of White Rock Lake to enjoy a swim. Read more...
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![Speedboats](../images/powerboats-small.jpg)
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Powerboat Races It's hard to believe that powerboats once shared the lake with the sailing crowd. Read more...
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![Dixon Bay Foot Bridge](../images/dixon_bridge-small.gif)
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Dixon Bay Foot Bridge At one time, it was possible to walk across this bridge from the Sunset Inn to Dreyfuss Point. Read more...
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