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Albany Texas Driveby Destinations

Dec 4th, 2008
by sam.
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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 when Houston & Texas Central Railroad built a depot here in 1881. By 1882 a church building had been erected. In 1883 an opera hall opened and the current courthouse was built. Continue reading →

Posted in: Architecture, Historic Courthouse, Old Town Square, Texas.
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Breckenridge Texas Driveby Destinations

Nov 11th, 2008
by Shay.
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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 area including Stephens County. The discovery of such vast wealth so near excited everyone so that cowboys, teachers, doctors, lawyers, and nearly everyone else quit their jobs and joined the new search for “black gold”. Continue reading →

Posted in: Architecture, Dining, RoadTrip, Texas.
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The Burgundy Boucherie in Grandview Texas

Nov 10th, 2008
by sam.
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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. Continue reading →

Posted in: Dining, Texas.
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