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Glen Rose,
Texas Attractions
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Glen Rose Courthouse
Square
The
courthouse square, much like the Courthouse
building, is modest in size. The two most notable buildings on the
square are the First National Bank Building and the Campbell Building.
The courthouse square has been a popular gathering place for Somervell
residents since the late 1880's. Back before cars and grocery stores,
farmers would bring stock animals and other goods to the square to
sell. That tradition is still alive and well today. Local farmers
continue to bring fresh fruits, vegetables, and other items to the
town square for sale. They set up on the west side of the square where
there are benches and plenty of shade provided by old pecan trees.
Both the farmers tasty offerings and the conversation are refreshingly
unique. - Sam
Fenstermacher
Glen
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First National
Bank Building
Glen
Rose CVB & Visitors Center
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, July 2009 |
First
National Bank Building
Native limestone structure built in 1896 by A. P. Humphreys. First
served as a saloon. Upstairs hall hosted dances, socials, and stage
shows. Building's second purpose was as First National Bank building,
est. 1902. In 1917 the bank was the scene of a robbery and the shooting
of a bandit. - Sam
Fenstermacher
2022 Update:
The building today houses the Glen Rose CVB & Visitors Center. |
Dinosaur Tracks
Historical Marker
on courthouse square, Vernon & Elm St.
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, July 2009 |
Historical
Marker:
Dinosaur
Tracks
Formed 100,000,000
years ago, tracks of 3 kinds of dinosaurs are preserved in the limestone
below Paluxy River. Types include Acrocanthosaurus (a meat-eater),
Camptosaurus (plant-eater who left 3-toed bird-like tracks), and Pleurocoelus
(a plant-eater who made huge 5-toed prints).
For years following their discovery (about 1910), the tracks remained
a novelty. When Paluxy River ran low, farmers caught catfish stranded
in them.
Excavations by a prominent museum and several universities in 1938
brought the tracks to the attention of the world.
(1970) |
Captain J. J.
Farr House
Paluxy Heritage Park (E of downtown)
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, July 2009 |
Fossil Rim Park
Dedication to Jimmy Gosdin & Gosdin's Dozer Service and ribbon cutting
Photo courtesy Mission Street Photography |
Fossil
Rim Wildlife Center:
A 7.2 mile scenic wildlife drive to see exotic and endangered animals.
254-897-2960 www.fossilrim.org
2022 Update:
"The drive was named the Gosdin Scenic Drive in a dedication
ceremony a few years ago. |
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A
trip to the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose. Unlike
a traditional zoo where the wildlife is safely secured within enclosures
and only pose a danger to your nostrils, Fossil Rim is a drive-through
animal experience.
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Barnard's
Mill Art Museum:
Part of historic Barnard's Mill, the first permanent structure in
this area. Collection features works by Amy Miears Jackson, Robert
Summers, Jack Bryant, R. Kleinfelder, Morris Henry Hobbs, and many
others.
Open Saturday and Sunday. Admission free.
817-897-2286 |
Barnard's Mill
Early Texas gristmill constructed in 1860 by Charles Barnard. The
original mill was a three story building constructed of stone and
built like a fort to withstand Indian attacks. For years, town social
events were held on the third floor. A cotton gin annex was added
in 1895. In the 1940's a one-story hospital wing was built and a second
story added to the existing cotton gin annex. These building served
as a hospital from 1943 to 1971. Today, the three story mill building
and cotton gin annex are the private residence of Richard H. Moore,
Jr. The hospital wing added in the 1940's today houses the Barnard's
Mill Art Museum. -
Sam
Fenstermacher |
The
Promise:
Musical drama of the life of Christ.
Evening performances every Friday & Saturday, June through October.
800-687-2661 www.thepromiseglenrose.com |
Glen Rose High
School Tiger Stadium sign
Photo courtesy James
Feagin,
Oct. 2002 |
Glen Rose water
tower before thunderstorm
Photo courtesy James
Feagin, Oct. 2002 |
People
The
Rubbing Doctors by Clay Coppedge
The Milling brothers, Roscoe and George, billed themselves as rubbing
doctors and utilized elements of massage therapy, magnetic healing
and hypnosis in their respective practices. In towns where the water
had a high mineral content they added mineral water to their treatments...
more
Somervell
County's Moonshine Past by Mike Cox
Did
John Wilkes Booth Live In Texas? by C. F. Eckhardt
Wherever and whenever John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincoln,
died, it’s pretty much a sure bet it wasn’t in a burning barn in
Virginia...
Bigfoot
Cartoon by Roger T. Moore
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Glen Rose Nearby
Towns & Ghost Towns
Chalk
Mountain - Ghost town
12 miles west of Glen Rose on Erath County Road 198.
Stephenville
- 31 miles W on US 67
Granbury
- 17 miles N on Hwy 144
Meridian
- 23 miles S on Hwy 144
Hico
- 12 miles S on US 67, then 14 miles S on Hwy 220
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