HAMMETT'S
CROSSING
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HAMMETT'S
CROSSING - 1880
The
road leading to "Hammitt's (sic) improved" crossing
of the Pedernales River, near West Cave, sketched by Hermann
Lungkwitz, ca. 1880. |
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Elnora
Neumann and Florene Bond, standing on the recently flooded
Hammett's Crossing bridge on the last day of school in
1934. Local lore has it that Travis County, strapped for
cash at the time (sound familiar?), took up a collection
in the neighborhood in order to fund the construction of
the bridge in 1924-25. Elnora's dad, Arthur Neumann, along
with other local folks, contributed so their kids could
more easily cross the river to get to school. The men of
the neighborhood also participated in the building of the
bridge, hauling buckets of cement down to the river by
hand. That's dedication.
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Here's
what the bridge looked like back in 1952 (same as it looked when
it was finished in 1925). Anyone who can tell us who the bathing
beauty is wins a free swim in
the
Pedernales. |
And
here's what it looked like April 22nd, 2004. Hasn't
changed much, eh? Let's keep it that way.
The
story goes that when it was completed,
the neighbors all got together and had a picnic on the bridge.
What say we celebrate the anniversary of that picnic with
a picnic of our own every year? Anyone game? Let us know. |
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ARCHIVED
HAMMETT'S CROSSING PICTURES
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Here
is Hammett's Crossing Wednesday, June 23rd,
2004 at about 7:30 AM.
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And
here it was June 23rd at 1:20 PM, with a little
water on the bridge. |
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Here
is what Hammett's Crossing looked like on
Thursday, May 10th 2004 at about 6:00 PM.
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Yes,
that was an EMS truck over on the other side.
I hope they were just sightseeing, not needed
for an emergency over here. |
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the bridge on April 7th, 2004. |
Here
is my Grandson Zac, playing in the rapids above
Hammett's
Crossing
on August
16th,
2003. |
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Here
was Hammett's Crossing Sunday, October 3rd,
2004 at about 9:30 AM. Note the piles of
debris on the far side of the bridge left
by the over-night flooding. View
archived flood pix on the Hammett's
Crossing page.
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