As I gaze over the crystal waters of beautiful Lake
Granbury, I am thankful for our many blessings, and my mind wanders back to my childhood days in
Stephenville, Texas, just 30 miles west of
Granbury. In the late 50's, our
Stephenville High School Band and Orchestra traveled to
Granbury for competitions in the old Decker Gym, now The Boys and Girls Club of Hood County. What is now the
Groggy Dawg Marina and Grill was nothing but a huge calache pit, and as I remember, hardly anything was further down on Highway 144S. We crossed the 377 bridge over the Brazos on our way to shop in Ft. Worth, especially for school clothes and for Christmas, (very special occasions)! Those Were the days! That of course was before the Brazos River was dammed at
DeCordova in 1969, and Lake
Granbury became a reality.
John Graves' "Goodbye to a River" depicts one writer's account of this moment in history.
The Granbury Square was just a mere glimpse of the square today. A few years later renovations began on many of the wonderful historic buildings on the square. Yes, we are very thankful to be a part of this great community, and remember some of those defining moments in Granbury's exciting history. We will be sharing more!
By Betty (Bailey) Moss, Class of '61, Stephenville High School.
NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION CRUISE on the Granbury Riverboat, the Star of Lake Granbury
