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, Weatherford’s square is right in the middle of the roads as you approach from all four directions. Continue Reading »
The Acton State Historic SitePreviously 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 of 72 in Texas. The site also contains the graves of several other family members. A monument was erected at the Acton Cemetery, in honor of Elizabeth Crockett, by the Texas State Legislature in 1911. Continue Reading »
West, Texas
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 trip isn’t about the destination so much as it is the places you visit along the way. West, just like Grandview or Hillsboro is a good place to get away from the monotony of the Interstate and have some fun. Continue Reading »
A while back I wrote a post about a road trip across a stretch of Route 66 in Oklahoma. By dumb luck I picked a great stretch of the Mother Road. My drive started in Stroud Oklahoma which is home to the Rock Cafe. Both a Route 66 Roadside Attraction and a National Register Property, the Rock Cafe has some serious credentials as a heritage tourism and Route 66 attraction. Continue Reading »
Grandview Downtown
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. Farm Road 4 takes you to Cleburne and 81 to Hillsboro, if you go the right way. Continue Reading »
