DFW day trips and backroad destinations
The Acton State Historic Site Previously known as the smallest state park in Texas, final resting place of Elizabeth Crockett, second wife of frontiersman David (Davy) Crockett. Born in Buncon County North Carolina, May 22, 1788, she married David in 1815 at Lawrence County Tennessee, and she died on January 31, 1860 at the age [...]
First Impression and Brief History A few weeks ago I read a post on the Texas Highways blog about the town of West Texas. I’ve been talking about small towns along this stretch of I35, and West was one I’d visited. Anyway, that post kind of clicked for me because as you know, a road [...]
First Impression and Brief History Grandview Texas is a tiny town along I35W. It’s something like 10 or 11 miles north of Hillsboro Texas. Use the map link at the bottom of this post for an exact location. I like this one red-light town. That light is at the intersections of highways 4 and 81. [...]