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Weatherford Texas Driveby Destinations

Traveling west out of Fort Worth, Weatherford is the first significant town you encounter. The town of Weatherford was established In 1858 . The town square was laid out at the intersection of the two primary roads approaching town. Instead of the typical layout with streets passing by all four sides of the town square, [...]

Hillsboro Texas Old Town Square

A short walk around the historic Hillsboro Texas town square. I’ve put together an informal guide to the historic square in Hillsboro Texas complete with many pictures and descriptions.

Glen Rose Texas History and Town Square

History of Somervell County and Glen Rose Around 1860 Charles and Juana Barnard built a three story stone gristmill along the Paluxy River. The town that eventually grew around the mill was called Barnard’s Mill. In 1871 T.C. Jordan, bought the mill and surrounding land from Charles Barnard. Mrs. T.C. Jordan called the area around [...]