town lake became lady bird lake in 1971.
town lake became lady bird lake in 1971.
when did town lake became lady bird lake?
1971
lady bird declined many overtures to name austin's town lake in her honor after she had led a campaign to clean up the lake and add trails to its shoreline; following her death, austin mayor will wynn's office said it was a "foregone conclusion that town lake is going to be renamed" in honor of lady bird johnson. the lake was renamed lady bird lake on july 26, 2007.
lady bird johnson
during his tenure as mayor, butler was able to recruit former united states first lady lady bird johnson to team up with his wife, ann butler, to establish the town lake beautification committee. before ann butler and first lady johnson began their work the lake, located in austin, was in a state of neglect and polluted with trash and overgrown weeds. ktbc described town lake before butler's efforts as an "eyesore". efforts by johnson and butler transformed town lake and the adjoining town lake hike and bike trail, into one of the most important recreation areas in austin. town lake was renamed lady bird lake in 2007, and the hike and bike trail was renamed butler trail in 2012.
roy butler (american politician)