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Lake Placedo’s Ghost Town Tells a Texas Irrigation tale
Calhoun residents recall Lake Placedo also called Mary Lou, a once thriving irrigation hub linked to the Clark ranches, the Lake Placebo plantation, and a railroad stop named Zilla. The tale covers early land grants, drought era shifts, and canals that vanished while a main canal survives along Old Newbury and Colorado streets near Six Mile.
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Paul Freier
Calhoun County
Lake Placedo
Mary Lou
Port Lavaca
Virginia Street
Six Mile Road
Victoria County
Harvard Street
Placedo Benavides League
Texas
Victoria
Calhoun
Red Barn
Kisiah
Zilla
Ross Clark
Lake Placebo
Weber-Duffer
Newbury Street
Colorado Street
Cotton Marek
Six Mile