According to the National Register of Historic Places, the Granbury town square is one of the most complete 19th century courthouse squares in Texas. The W. C. Dodson designed Second Empire style courthouse and the surrounding late19th century commercial buildings provide a certain architectural unity to the town square. Hood County and Granbury are popular [...]
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The Missions of San Antonio Texas
Several years ago my wife and I spent a long weekend in San Antonio. We did all the popular things there are to do in San Antonio. The Alamo, River Walk, Botanic Gardens, etc. On Sunday morning we got up early and checked out of the hotel intending to spend a day drifting around in [...]
Breckenridge Texas Driveby Destinations
Breckenridge Texas is a town of 5700 residents in Stephens County Texas. I’ve been there but my good friend Shay calls Breckenridge home. She was good enough to share with us her perspective on what’s worth seeing in Breck. — Sam
History
The tremendous oil boom in 1917 at Ranger in Eastland County attracted attention to this [...]