In honor of Flashback Friday and alliterations, here is a history on Flag Pole Hill.

Did you know? The area was originally named Doran’s Point Overlook.

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Read more of the history as told to Keri Mitchell by Sally Rodriguez, Dallas Park and Recreation Department’s historian. Photos are courtesy of the Dallas Municipal Archives and curated by Rodriguez. She authored the book “White Rock Lake,” available at area bookstores and through arcadiapublishing.com.