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JUNCTION,
TEXAS
"The Front Porch
of the West"
Kimble County Seat, Texas
Hill Country
I-10 and Hwys 83 and 377
98 Miles SE of San
Angelo
139 miles West of Austin
114 miles NW of San
Antonio on I-10
203 miles E of Fort
Stockton on I-10
At the Junction of the North and South Llano Rivers
Population: 2,618 (2000)
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Junction
Texas City Hall
Photo courtesy Michael Hattrick, May 2003 |
Kimble county
was named after Alamo defender Geo. C. Kimble. Originally the County
Seat was the short-lived (and often flooded) town of Kimbleville.
See Kimble County
Courthouse
Junction was here before I-10. A fact that is made evident by the
abundance of 50s style motels. It's a comfortable place and lives
up to its billing as "Front Porch of the West."
Junction gets its name, not from the intersecting highways, but from
the merging of the North and South Llano Rivers. Spring-fed and clear,
these rivers offer excellent canoeing and fishing as well as tubing
and wading.
Real Estate prices are attractive enough to consider a second home
here.
Public school students from all over the county are brought to school
in Junction. Texas Tech. U. has a branch in Junction which offers
both undergraduate and graduate courses.
Kimble County
Courthouse
Kimble
County Jail
Junction Bridges
Junction Vintage Images
Junction Attractions &
Nearby Destinations |
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The
Bridge over the S. Llano River
TE postcard |
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View
of Junction and South Llano Bridge in 1949
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
%7Etxpstcrd/ |
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A
recent view of the bridge
TE photo, 2000 |
Junction,
Texas Vintage Images
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The
1935 flood
in Junction. Notice the old gas station
Vintage photo courtesy TXDoT |
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Junction
street scene in the 1920s,
showing two drug stores and the Cozy Coffee Shop
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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Junction
in the 1940s
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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V
Bar H Ranch in Junction
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
%7Etxpstcrd/ |
Junction,
Texas Attractions/Destinations
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Kimble County
Historical Museum
Corner of 4th and College Sts.325-446-4219
Nearby Destinations
South
Llano River State Park
4 miles South off Hwy 377 325/446-3994
Lover's
Leap
West Texas has two Lover's Leaps. One is the precipice two miles
from Junction in Kimble County, first written about by Grinstead...
Scenic Drive
Hwy 377 S. Roadside park 22 miles S. has excellent view.
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The
Texan Theater in Junction
TE photo, 2000 |
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By
the Llano River
TE photo |
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Cornerstone
Fragment from 1878 Courthouse
TE photo |
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Junction
burger
TE photo |
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