DFW day trips and backroad destinations
History Albany was chosen county seat of Shackelford County Texas in 1874. County Clerk W. R. Cruger named city for his old home in Albany Georgia. Post office opened August 1, 1876. Established as point on the Marcy Trail in 1848 and later on the Western Cattle Trail. City expanded as a frontier shipping point [...]
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 [...]
One of the great things about road tripping is that you never know what your going to find. You can plan a trip, I recommend planning, but still the unexpected is to be expected. And that’s a good thing. Last week I found myself passing through Grandview Texas.