Lake Marble Falls retaining wall exploded in 1951

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  • The demolition of the old retaining dam on Lake Marble Falls
    The demolition of the old retaining dam on Lake Marble Falls
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According to news accounts of the day, some 2,500 people, including media from area cities as well as a film crew from WBAP in Ft. Worth, were watching when 1000 pounds of gelatin dynamite blew the old retaining dam out of existence at 10 a.m. on July 30, 1951.

Contributed/A Pictorial History of Marble Falls