Rick - Photo Albums

Cheatham Street and john Arthur martinez

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I decided to just put all of these in an album so everyone can get the feel of a real Texas Honky Tonk.
We went to a CD release party for George Rodriguez so we could catch up to John Arthur.
McDade Watermelon Festival

145 images

McDade 2009
Pictures will be posted this week in a web size format that are free to download and use for your personal enjoyment. The whole thing will be posted for now to give everyone in McDade a chance to view them. I will later be deleting most of them.
If you would like high resolution files so you can print them out, cropped or manipulated photos, please email me for more information. 10 mp pictures are available.
Hurricane Ike, Five months later.

52 images

The devastation is still there.
Roads Less Traveled

10 images
Texas County Courthouses

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I don't know what started the collection except that I really, really like old buildings.
Symbols of prosperity and progress for an ever-growing state, Texas courthouses were once seen by locals as a proud icon of their county's development. These structures helped to lure settlers and merchants from abroad in hopes of expanding the county's population, economy and influence. In many ways each county considered itself its own country, as counties competed for people as well as a "claim to fame." To meet the rapid growth of some counties, numerous Texas courthouses played many roles, serving not only as a place to settle legal issues but as dancehalls, churches, meeting places and schools.
Ogletree Gap Heritage Days

7 images
McDade, Texas Heritage Day

16 images
Granger Lake, Granger, Texas

6 images
Lake Belton, Texas

4 images

Our weekend stay for the Olgletree Heritage Days in Copperas Cove, Texas.
Burton, Texas

13 images

A town with a past.
Independence, Texas (Ghost Town)

15 images

A thriving town in the 1800's but once it lost it's bid to become the county seat, it died.
Walker County

26 images
Houston County

14 images
Grimes County

20 images
Falls County,

21 images

Marlin, Texas
Lenora was five years old when her aunt managed the Falls Hotel in Marlin. Her father worked as a cook there and they lived on the sixth floor.
The building and the restaurant are still there but waning, So are the memories. So we stopped by there after the courthouse stop.
Kenedy, Texas - Jerry B's

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We might well be the first to discover one of Texas' premier eateries.
Gonzales County, Texas

22 images

Gonzales is the most historic town in Texas. It was the very center of the Texas revolution in 1835-1836 and 40 years later it became a financial center as men made their fortunes in cotton and cattle. Lavish lifestyles resulted in large homes and buildings that have been preserved for over 100 years. To date over 80 historic properties have been documented.
Colorado County

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Columbus is a city in Colorado County, Texas, 74 miles west of Houston, on the Colorado River. In 1890, 2,199 people lived in Columbus, Texas; in 1900, 1,824 residents existed. The population was 3,916 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County
This is where we got a personal history lesson from the County Judge who refused to let us go until we had visited the new ceiling in the courtroom. Seems that it had fallen after years of rust in the lath from roof leaks. It has been restored to immaculate condition.
Thanks, Al!
Bee County

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The county was named for Barnard E. Bee Sr., attorney and statesman
Bee County is one of 254 counties in Texas.
The county is in the Beeville metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 33,046. This was an increase of 2.12% from the 2000 census.
Dinosaur Valley State Park

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We like to stop and look around all the state parks we pass and try to stay off the main highways when we can.
This one looked interesting.
They discovered dinosaur tracks in the river bed but now that they are uncovered, they are starting to wear away.
The trackway dates to the Cretaceous period 113 million years ago and was an important clue for paleontological theories about how and where dinosaurs walked.