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Just Clowning Around 2 (missing) LbNA #36269 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adams Trails
Plant date:Oct 23, 2007
Location:
City:Mabank
County:Kaufman
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Texas Pokey
Last found:Jan 7, 2008
Status:FF
Last edited:Oct 23, 2007
Mabank TX is a quite little town that boasts that it is in 3 counties, Henderson, Kaufman and Van Zandt. Mabank is in the southeastern corner of Kaufman County. The area was first settled by Lorenzo D. Stover in 1846. The town that sprang up was called Lawndale and had its own post office. Then in 1900 the Southern Pacific Railroad bypassed Lawndale by less than one mile. G. W. Mason and Thomas Eubank, owners of the Mason-Eubank Ranch, across which the rail line was constructed, realized the potential that the railroad represented and set aside a one-square-mile tract which they called Mabank, a combination of the name Mason and Eubank. They platted the site on February 23, 1900. A post office began operations that same year.
Unlike many small Texas towns, Mabank did not decline notably between the end of World War II and the mid-1960s. Its population and local businesses remained relatively stable. After 1966 Mabank grew dramatically, largely due to the completion of Cedar Creek Reservoir (also known as Cedar Creek Lake) in 1965. The reservoir has attracted new residents—both retirees and younger people who commute to jobs in the Dallas area—as well as tourists to the town. Mabank had a population of 1,500 in 1976 and 1,739 in 1990. In 2000 the community had 2,151 inhabitants.
While in Mabank, check out Mom’s Kitchen. The building was at one time the post office. Not only do they serve a delicious meal but they have some very old pictures of Mabank and people who lived in the area. It has many antiques that decorate the cafe also. While there, have some homemade cake or pie and coffee or tea.

Directions to box:
From Dallas, take US 175 southeast to Mabank or from Athens, take US 175 northwest to Mabank. Turn south onto 198. Cross old 175 at the light and go 4 small blocks. Turn right on West Walnut ST. This road curves to the left and then to the right. As you reach the right curve, pull off the road to the left and park. Walk on concrete path next to pasture. When you get to the concrete bridge with the green railing, cross over the draw and start counting feet. I do a pace and my pace is approximately 5 feet. I counted 390 feet. Turn left and you will see a tree with 4 or 5 trunks. The box is in the middle covered with the usual stuff. Please recover and replace well. This is sometimes a high traffic area. Oh, by the way, there were some lovely native pecans on the ground when we placed this box. yum, yum.