Drought In Texas Exposes Ghost Towns

AP/Eric Gay

Grave of Johnny C. Parks have been found when drought hit one of the largest lakes of Texas.
According to dates on grave. he died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago.
Grave disappeared when town of Bluffton was filled with Lake Buchanan, 55 years ago.

As the time passed away the forgotten grave along with many others went deep down 20-30 feet of water.
But as the drought hits the Lake, prehistoric skulls, ancient tools and fossils have appeared. Small cementery with graves of freed slaved have also emerged

This is story of one Lake. Many others dried up to show the world many other wonderful sights. Lake Taxoma unveiled the long submerged foundations of Woodville and Okla buildings. Falcon Lake revealed a xxentury old church

Pat Mercado-Allinger, the Texas Historical Commission's archeological division director says, "In an odd way, this drought has provided an opportunity to view and document, where appropriate, some of these finds and understand what they consist of. Most people in Texas probably didn't realize what was under these lakes."