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The old Walnut Creek Bridge on North Street was washed away in the flood of 1922. Mr. Goodnight is shown on a horse. The wood bridge spanned Walnut Creek on North Street. Mansfield received over eight inches of rain on April 25, 1922, washing away the bridge. Three Mexican railroad workers who lived in a boxcar on the siding drowned when the boxcar washed away. Forrest Bratton made coffins for the three, who were buried in an unmarked grave in the Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. The bridge was replaced by a concrete bridge in 1922. That bridge was replaced by the current bridge in 1983.
To learn more about Mansfield history, check out the Mansfield Historical Museum, 102 N. Main St., open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more info, call 817-473-4250, emailmuseum@mansfieldtexas.gov or go to mansfieldhistory.org.
Photo courtesy of the Mansfield Historical Society.
Mansfield, Texas, is a booming city, nestled between Fort Worth and Dallas, but with a personality all its own. The city’s 76,247 citizens enjoy an award-winning school district, vibrant economy, historic downtown, prize-winning park system and community focus spread across 37 square miles. The Mansfield Record is dedicated to reporting city and school news, community happenings, police and fire news, business, food and restaurants, parks and recreation, library, historical archives and special events. The city’s only online newspaper launched in September 2020 and will offer introductory advertising rates for the first three months at three different rates.
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