What Lies Beneath : Lake Livingston

Описание: In this video, we discover some of the Ghost towns in Polk County, Texas, along with the construction of the dam that moved these towns. Join us as we discover what lies beneath Lake Livingston.

Sources:

Prehistoric animals found at the dam site: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675...

Pictures of Polk County Texas bridges back in the 1950's: https://www.2coolfishing.com/forum/sh...

Topographical map of lake livingston: http://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#...

Trinity River Steamboat: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675...

Steamboat Wreckage Enterprise found in 1965 during construction for a new pipeline, 3 miles north of Green Ferry crossing. The bell remained mostly intact and was situated in the Methodist Church of Liberty: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675...

Newspaper pictures and articles of various ferries on the Trinity River: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675...

Picture of Swartwout Ferry on land 1984: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675...

Community plans to raise the Swartwout Ferry:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675...

Crew Members:
Camera #1 – John Norman
Camera #2 – Jim Powers
Camera #3 – Jeff Fatheree
Camera #4 – Brian Besch
Gimbal Camera Operator – Caleb Fortenberry
Written/Produced/Edited/Directed/Hosted by – Caleb Fortenberry

References:
Dove, Billy C. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1967, newspaper, December 7, 1967; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675... accessed October 31, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.
[Trinity River Steamboat], photograph, 1870~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675... accessed October 31, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.
White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 79, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 3, 1982, newspaper, October 3, 1982; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675... accessed October 31, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.
White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 79, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 3, 1982, newspaper, October 3, 1982; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675... accessed October 31, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.
White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 88, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 11, 1984, newspaper, November 11, 1984; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675... accessed October 31, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.
White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 71, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1984, newspaper, September 13, 1984; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675... accessed October 31, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.
Reichel, Robert. Map of Polk County, map, January 1863; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/675... accessed October 31, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas General Land Office.
Lake Livingston Dam construction photos courtesy of Trinity River Authority of Livingston.