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GLEN ROSE
Glen Rose is a city in and the county seat of Somervell County, Texas. The area was first settled in 1849 by Charles Barnard, who opened a trading post near Comanche Peak. After the region became a federal Indian reservation in 1855, Barnard moved his business to Fort Belknap. Circa 1859 when the reservation was abolished, he returned to the area and built the first store on what is now the site of Glen Rose. A three-story stone gristmill was constructed along the Paluxy River and the town that grew up around it became known as Barnard's Mill. Later, a courthouse around Glen Rose's town square was completed around 1892, but burned down a year later. A newly built Romanesque Revival style courthouse was constructed soon after with locally quarried limestone. Glen Rose is located around the junction of U.S. Highway 67 and State Highway 144 in central Somervell County. The climate in this area is hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.. Click To Website Photo of Statue of Charles and Juana Barnard, early settlers in Glen Rose, Photo By Pete Unseth
DINOSAUR VALLEY
Where Dinosaurs Roamed! Long ago, dinosaurs left footprints in the mud at the edge of an ancient ocean. Today, you can walk in their tracks in the bed of the Paluxy River. This long trip to the past is just a short drive from Fort Worth. Find dinosaur tracks, camp, picnic, hike, mountain bike, swim, fish and paddle in the river, watch for wildlife, look for a geocache, ride your horse, or visit our interpretive center. Stay at one of the campsites. Explore 20 miles of trails. Shop at the park store for souvenirs, camping and fishing supplies, books and much more. Click To Website
GRANBURY
Granbury is a city in and the county seat of Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,958, and it is the principal city of the Granbury micropolitan statistical area. Granbury is named after Confederate General Hiram B. Granbury. Granbury started as a square and log cabin courthouse. Many of the buildings on the square are now registered historic landmarks, including the Granbury Opera House, which still hosts "Broadway" productions. The city name originated from the Confederate General Hiram B. Granberry. To explain why the city name is spelled differently, some scholars believe the name Granberry was misread on a document. Still, recent findings have concluded that Granberry chose to spell his name Granbury. A recent expansion of the city was made possible by building a Brazos River dam in 1969, which formed Lake Granbury, a long, narrow lake that flows through the city. Click To Website. Photo by Michael Barera
ACTON
Acton is a small town of Acton, five miles outside of Granbury and and rich in history. In 1815, Elizabeth Patton married Davy Crockett, becoming Crockett’s second wife. In the mid-1850s, many years after Crockett’s 1836 death in the battle of the Alamo, Elizabeth moved her family from Tennessee to the Acton area to claim a land grant for the heirs of Alamo defenders. She and two of her sons settled on the 320 acres granted to them by the Republic of Texas. After her death at the age of 72 on Jan. 31, 1860, Elizabeth was laid to rest in the Acton Cemetery. Click To Website
OTHER CITIES ARE:
GATESVILLE
BROWNWOOD
WACO
MULLIN
EASTLAND
FORT WORTH
STEPHENVILLE
BALLINGER
GEORGETOWN
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