DFW day trips and backroad destinations
Oakdale Park has a long history in Glen Rose Texas. Even before the park was built, the land and the water wells attracted people to stay here. The park, swimming pool, and bath house were built in 1925. More recently, the park has been purchased by the City of Glen Rose. It’s not hard to [...]
Glen Rose Texas has a long history dating back to the 1870′s. After a prosperous beginning, the community went through tough financial times during much of the 20th Century. In 1902 a tornado damaged the Somervell County Courthouse and part of the town square. It took many years before that damage was completely repaired and [...]
This is definately not your typical city barbecue place. No, it’s more like a down-a-country-road barbecue place located in rural Somervell County Texas, and just close enough to Glen Rose to call it home. Started by a family with a long history in the barbecue business; cold beer, great barbecue, irregular business hours; a true [...]