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Historic Hood County Courthouse in Granbury Texas

Jun 19th, 2009
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According to the National Register of Historic Places, the Granbury town square is one of the most complete 19th century courthouse squares in Texas. The W. C. Dodson designed Second Empire style courthouse and the surrounding late19th century commercial buildings provide a certain architectural unity to the town square. Hood County and Granbury are popular [...]

The Old Granbury Light Plant in Granbury Texas

Mar 21st, 2009
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The Old Granbury Light Plant and Water Works, on Brazos Street, was constructed by the Granbury Milling Company in 1903. The Light Plant was sold to the Frisco Railroad two years later, and they ran an ice and light company. Ice was very expensive in the early Twentieth Century and this made it a lucrative [...]