Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. Burkett, D. G. Lochte, and C. Meek, January 15, 1998 Page: 4
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Joe Burkett, Darell Lochte, Carl Meek
Methodist Encampment Dam. Of course we didn't cross the river
before the '32 flood at the point we called the Knapp Crossing, which
is where there is a boat landing and a little park area now. The Knapp
Crossing is now underwater there. But we crossed down at Mrs.
Dunbar's who owned the property where Lone Star Lodges trailer
court is now. We crossed at that point of the river which is now
downstream from the present UGRA Dam. But that washed out too,
everything went. I advocated for a long time instead of calling the
1932 flood the 100-year flood, that our local organizations get together
and have that nominated the 500-year flood.RECTOR:
Joe, you came here in 1930?
BURKETT: June 1st, 1930.
RECTOR:
BURKETT:You said that at one time you wrote a chronology of what happened,
what you saw as you came into Kerrville in 1930. Run through that for
us because a lot of that was destroyed at the time of the '32 flood. I
want to talk about the '32 flood, but I would like to talk about what
was here before the '32 flood.
Well, some 15-20 years ago, I don't know how long, I was asked to
record or make a writing about how it looked when I first saw
Kerrville, and I did. And I have had it typed up and I found this while
looking through some old papers this week (indicating paper). I
started toward Center Point and I say Center Point, but River Road
across present airport, Silver Creek, across the railroad is the Third
Creek Bridge. Also the Old Spanish Trail river road, same road, and
then the Legion entrance. In that day and time Hwy. 27 was not there.
There was a railroad station at Legion and the road came straight on
down and hit the old river road the "T" right there. And there is a
creek, a small creek, that still exists that runs along just the west edge
of VA Hospital property. It came down and entered the river in that
vicinity somewhere. And so when you went to the VA Hospital from
Kerrville you went out the road, you came to this "T" and turned up
due north across the railroad and went on up to the hospital. Then the
Schreiner Institute coming along the road, one low water crossing atKerr County Historical Commission
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Kerr County Historical Commission. Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. Burkett, D. G. Lochte, and C. Meek, January 15, 1998, text, January 15, 1998; Kerrville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1040126/m1/4/?q=%221919~%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.