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The small town I live in sits on the edge of 'The Lake of the Pines'. In my younger days we spent lots of time enjoying the campgrounds and swimming areas. Here is a little history of the lake.
Lake O’ the Pines
Lake O’ the Pines is a large reservoir in the Piney Woods region of Northeast Texas, primarily in Marion County and also extending into Harrison, Upshur, Morris, and Camp counties. It lies about 25 miles northeast of Longview near the town of Jefferson.
- The lake was created by constructing Ferrells Bridge Dam on Big Cypress Bayou (also called Big Cypress Creek) as part of flood control plans authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1946. WC-SWF.
- Construction began in January 1955, and the dam was completed by December 1959, with the reservoir beginning to fill soon after. Army Corps of Engineers, SWD.
- Originally called Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir, the site was subsequently named Lake O’ the Pines because of the surrounding piney woods.
- Today, the lake serves multiple purposes: flood control, water supply storage for Northeast Texas communities, wildlife habitat, and recreation, including boating, fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing.
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