Waco, Texas - Mount Carmel Massacre Site
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- Address:
- Waco, TX
- Directions:
- Northeast of the city. Hwy 2491 (Elk Rd) about five miles east of Loop 340. You'll come to a split in the road, but stay on 2491 which bears to the left. Not far from the split you'll see large, wavy metal gates on the left (Double E Ranch Rd). Just beyond that property is a gravel road on the left (Double EE Ranch Rd). Turn down that gravel road. The Mount Carmel property is a short distance on the right.
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Waco, Texas - Branch Davidian Compound My wife and I visited the site of the Branch Davidian tragedy at the end of September. They have cleaned all the visible debris such as the old burned out bus, motorcycle and bathtub as far as we could see. They have removed the memorial stones from the trees and are now using them to ring the big trees in the driveway.
We did see the burned concrete (presumedly from the fire) being used as rip-rap in a drain beside the driveway. The memorial stones include the ages of the victims. It was a shock to again read the ages of some of the babies killed there that day. There is a large memorial with all the victims' names on it displayed as well as a large stone sign with "The Branch" on it.
All of the directions to the site were a little misleading and there are no signs showing where the site is. Also the large stone sign is not easily seen until you enter the site, which is off the county road. [Bob and Virginia Miller, 10/27/2006]
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