Who is up for a Lake and Fort Worth Castle drive?
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Re: Who is up for a Lake and Fort Worth Castle drive?
lol Yes it has been a while... I've been learning how married life keeps you busy...lol Oh and being a granny now to two boys... just is to much fun!!!
I picked Sunday because that is when Boon Docks has Justin Frazzell and 99.5 The Ranch there with about 3 Country music artists.. But I just saw where that ends on August 24th. So we could do a Saturday also if anyone preferred that.
I picked Sunday because that is when Boon Docks has Justin Frazzell and 99.5 The Ranch there with about 3 Country music artists.. But I just saw where that ends on August 24th. So we could do a Saturday also if anyone preferred that.
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Well Aug. and first few weeks of Sept. don't have any X's on the calendar ..
You guys-gals are only about 5 hours away, so will keep an eye on this thread.
You guys-gals are only about 5 hours away, so will keep an eye on this thread.
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I have this on the Texas Crossfire facebook page as well. There are a couple takers from there so far...
If we do this when the radio show is not at Boon-Docks, it will probably be better for pictures... as it will be less crowded parking lot...
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A little infor about the castle... we can't go in, but it also makes a good picture location.......
This extraordinary stone mansion, sited on a rise above the south shore of Lake Worth was begun by the Whiting in the late 1920's and was largely completed by 1938. Reportedly, Whiting won the property from a Mr. McPherson in a poker game. The round crenellated front wing and rear tower give the rambling structure the appearance of a castle. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Whiting, wealthy Fort Worth residents called it "Inverness." Mrs. Whiting designed and personally supervised the construction of the house.
A one story gabled rear wing is believed to be a three-room stone farm house that reputedly was build on this site around 1860. It is difficult to trace early ownership of the property because the 1876 courthouse fire destroyed the deed records, but Ulrick Cannon reputedly owned the property during the Civil War and Julian Feild acquired it after the war ended. It is not known who built the stone house, but records do indicate that the land was homesteaded by D.P. Terrell as early as 1872 - the first indicationthat a residence stood on the property. The Charles Turner family owned the property between 1873 and 1894, and the Oliver S. Kennedy family held it between 1904 and 1911, when it was sold to the City of Fort Worth because portions of land were needed for the Lake Worth project. After construction of Lake Worth, the City of Fort Worth leased the lake front property, and many homes were built around the shore of Lake Worth. It is during this period that the Whitings constructed what has come to be known locally as the "Lake Worth Castle" and the guest cottages across Heron Drive to the West. During the ownership by the Whiting's it is believed that their son committed suicide at the castle and it also suffered a serious fire in 1939.
The Vultee Aircraft Corporation leased the estate between 1944 and 1954, probably using it to entertain visiting businessmen and dignitaries. Jimmy Stewart stayed here in the early 1950's during the filming of "Strategic Air Command" at nearby Carsell Air Force Base. General Dwight D. Eisenhower spend time here also.In the mid 70's,Tony and Marian May offered Adult Self-Improvement Training Programs at the Castle and called it "Castle St. Michael." The mid 80's found the castle owned by a John Pigenburg from Hawaii and a Richard Ruiz who left the property as you see it today
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If we do this when the radio show is not at Boon-Docks, it will probably be better for pictures... as it will be less crowded parking lot...
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A little infor about the castle... we can't go in, but it also makes a good picture location.......
This extraordinary stone mansion, sited on a rise above the south shore of Lake Worth was begun by the Whiting in the late 1920's and was largely completed by 1938. Reportedly, Whiting won the property from a Mr. McPherson in a poker game. The round crenellated front wing and rear tower give the rambling structure the appearance of a castle. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Whiting, wealthy Fort Worth residents called it "Inverness." Mrs. Whiting designed and personally supervised the construction of the house.
A one story gabled rear wing is believed to be a three-room stone farm house that reputedly was build on this site around 1860. It is difficult to trace early ownership of the property because the 1876 courthouse fire destroyed the deed records, but Ulrick Cannon reputedly owned the property during the Civil War and Julian Feild acquired it after the war ended. It is not known who built the stone house, but records do indicate that the land was homesteaded by D.P. Terrell as early as 1872 - the first indicationthat a residence stood on the property. The Charles Turner family owned the property between 1873 and 1894, and the Oliver S. Kennedy family held it between 1904 and 1911, when it was sold to the City of Fort Worth because portions of land were needed for the Lake Worth project. After construction of Lake Worth, the City of Fort Worth leased the lake front property, and many homes were built around the shore of Lake Worth. It is during this period that the Whitings constructed what has come to be known locally as the "Lake Worth Castle" and the guest cottages across Heron Drive to the West. During the ownership by the Whiting's it is believed that their son committed suicide at the castle and it also suffered a serious fire in 1939.
The Vultee Aircraft Corporation leased the estate between 1944 and 1954, probably using it to entertain visiting businessmen and dignitaries. Jimmy Stewart stayed here in the early 1950's during the filming of "Strategic Air Command" at nearby Carsell Air Force Base. General Dwight D. Eisenhower spend time here also.In the mid 70's,Tony and Marian May offered Adult Self-Improvement Training Programs at the Castle and called it "Castle St. Michael." The mid 80's found the castle owned by a John Pigenburg from Hawaii and a Richard Ruiz who left the property as you see it today
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Re: Who is up for a Lake and Fort Worth Castle drive?
[QUOTE=Char;805559]Possibly on August 17, 31st or maybe September 14th?
End up at Boon Docks on Eagle Mountain Lake...[/QUOTE
If you are doing it topless AGAIN will come. LOL
Just for information to other readers, a while back, Char came to a meet in Dallas while her Convertable
top was being repaired.
Char look forward to seeing you at TMS again this year.
End up at Boon Docks on Eagle Mountain Lake...[/QUOTE
If you are doing it topless AGAIN will come. LOL
Just for information to other readers, a while back, Char came to a meet in Dallas while her Convertable
top was being repaired.
Char look forward to seeing you at TMS again this year.
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Re: Who is up for a Lake and Fort Worth Castle drive?
Sorry we cannot join you for the Lakes event as it is a bit too far to drive from Houston to do that trip.
See Ya'll soon
Terry
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