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| Finding
the Polancio Grave Marker
by Barclay Gibson
3-22-10
Back in the 1870s a stage was attacked by Indians and a man, Jose Maria
Palacios, was killed. He was buried right where he fell, at the base of the Peak
and a crude rock slab had the information scratched on it... |
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Chisholm Trail Rides Again by Clay Coppedge
Anyone wanting
to follow the Old Chisholm Trail through Bell County would find part of the quest
relatively easy, at least as easy as driving on IH-35. The old trail roughly paralleled
the Interstate from Salado to Belton. After that following the old trail might
get a little trickier, though anyone who spends much time here passes or crosses
it many more times than they could ever know... more
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| | Fort
Concho
The best preserved of the chain of forts across Texas. Twenty-three
buildings on 40 acres make up this National Historic Landmark. |
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- Text and Photos by Sam Fenstermacher The
Texas State Railroad and Texas Forest Trail by John TroesserThe
Texas State Railroad by Archie McDonald (All Things Historical)Goliad,
and Goliad State Historic Sites Gonzales:
Come and Enjoy It The
Road to Independence The
Painted Churches Tour - The painted churches of Fayette County
Texas
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Historic Destinations: A
Tour of Dog-Trots by Bob Bowman 8-15-10
If you’re
a fan of dog-trot houses--and know what they are--here is an opportunity you shouldn’t
miss. The SFA Gardens of Stephen F. Austin State University will host a tour of
two historic Shelby County dog-trot homes... The
Runestone by Bob Bowman
"East Texans willing to take the time
to drive about 100 miles into eastern Oklahoma will be rewarded with a centuries-old
mystery." Battleship
TexasSam
Rayburn's Home by Bob Bowman
"A visit to Bonham should start
with a stop at the Sam Rayburn House Museum on U.S. Highway 82 on the west side
of town."San
Jacinto Battleground / Monument State Historic SiteReturn
to San Jacinto after 67 Years by Ken RudineTexas
State Cemetery, "The Arlington of Texas", AustinWashington-on-the-Brazos
State Historical ParkMonument
Hill State Historical ParkThe
Temple to the Brave, Beaumont, TexasLa
Lomita Chapel
A
Unique Landmark
by Bob Bowman
A granite shaft set into the ground on April 23, 1841,
marks the only international boundary existing within the continental United States.
Farm Road 31 between Deadwood, Texas, and Logansport, Louisiana
Texas
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included so far) . The people, buildings, and histories that when put together
explain why Texas is like no place else. Texas
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- Think of them as open-air museums; a weatherbeaten and unvarnished look at the
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National Scenic
Drives
Camino
Real National Scenic Byway by Delbert Trew
The old road "Camino Real"
or Royal Road may not be the oldest road in America but was completed in 1598...
It begins at the San Juan Pueblo in northern New Mexico, goes 400 miles south
to El Paso then on another 1,200 miles to Mexico City. The U.S. designated it
a National Scenic Byway... | |
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