06/22/2026
Happy Monday!
The L Streets are bounded roughly by Walnut Hill Lane, Plano Road, Ferndale Road, and Northwest Highway, and are named such because all but a few in this area begin with the letter “L.” The origin remains a mystery.
The pioneering Goforth family is connected to two streets in Lake Highlands: Goforth Road and Church Road. The family once owned a large swath of the property reaching from Northwest Highway to Garland Road, much of it purchased by the City of Dallas to create White Rock Lake. Church Road is named for Samuel Churchwell Goforth — called Church – a prominent cotton farmer and cattleraiser who lived on what’s now Flagpole Hill until 1911.
A pioneer, J. B. Merriman, is the namesake of Merriman Park Addition and Merriman Parkway. He came to Dallas County from Virginia in 1880. His farm and home were on Abrams Road at White Rock Creek, which is now inside Merriman Park Addition.
https://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2026/06/08/history-behind-lake-highlands-streets/
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