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Ambient ballpark sounds are good enough for audio.

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This would be good enough for me for a good portion of out midweek slate most seasons. I enjoy those games when "technical difficulties" give us an inning or two of this a couple of times a season.

Don't make me pull this car over!

Midland, the largest Texas city that I've never visited.

Texas County Courthouses:
165 Midland County, Midland, Texas

Texas Historical Marker 165

The McFaddinWard House is a historic home in Beaumont, Texas, United States built in 1905 1906 in the Beaux-Arts Colonial Revival style. The 12,800-square-foot (1,190 m2) house and furnishings reflect the lifestyle of the prominent family who lived in the house for seventy-five years. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Happy Labor Day to everyone on the countdown. Rest up, you earned it! Gig Em!

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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 165
Adm. Auth., dated 06/07/1965; Adm. Cir. 061-1965, dated 07/01/1965
From a point on SL 343 on Seventh St in the City of Austin to and along drives in the State Cemetery. (Travis County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0165.htm

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This is one of the cooler ones I've done! The Google car has not been inside the cemetery where the road is signed, but luckily, you can see the sign from just outside the gate here.

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Midland, the largest Texas city that I've never visited.

Texas County Courthouses:
165 Midland County, Midland, Texas

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You aren't missing too much.

Texas County Courthouses:
164 Menard County, Menard, Texas

Texas Historical Marker 164

In 1887 or thereabouts, W.B. Wise, a cotton merchant based in Paris, Lamar County, Texas decided to show off his wealth by building a very intricate and large Queen Anne style home, made of brick and, according to the National Register listing, "more sophisticated than most of its style and date in Texas."
The plot of land that the Wises bought to build the house was once home to a race track in 1885.

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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 164
Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939
From a point on SH 6 near Waco via Mart and Groesbeck to Buffalo. (McLennan, Limestone, Freestone, and Leon Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0164.htm

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Texas County Courthouses:
164 Menard County, Menard, Texas

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Well that's something...not a lot of anything in that design

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I kinda like this - there is a lot of subtle symmetry and nice gardening all done on what I presume was a budget.
It's not likely to win any courthouse beauty awards but is not really a Russian blockhouse either.

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I get jail/state hospital vibes

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Look closely: the jail is on the top floor. And, as a resident of Wichita Falls, I would say it's better looking that the State Hospital (which we joking refer to as LSU: Lakeside University)

Back in 1921, the legislature was considering establishing a state mental hospital and Texas Tech. There was fierce competition for these two facilities. Wichita Falls won.

Texas Historical Marker 163
Mimosa Hall (Leigh, Texas) - Stephen F Austin Campus


Built in 1844, Mimosa Hall was part of a 3,000 acre plantation belonging to John Johnston Webster. After arriving in Harrison County in 1839 with his wife Miriam Richardson Brown and son John Brown Webster, Webster designed and built the home with the help of his slaves. Although the national register states that Webster ran a large and successful plantation, not much information is available on Webster and his family.
According to Ancestry.com, Webster was a member of the U.S. Sons of the American Revolution. (Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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Texas County Courthouses:
163 Medina County, Hondo, Texas

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Texas County Courthouses:
163 Medina County, Hondo, Texas

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I like this one a lot! Nicely done Hondo!

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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 163
Minute Order 042599, dated 09/27/1957; Adm. Cir. 046-1957, dated 11/07/1957
From a point on US 90 at or near Comstock northward via Juno, Ozona, and Barnhart to a point on US 87 at Sterling City, and from another point on US 87 west of Sterling City, northward to US 80 at Colorado City. (Val Verde, Crockett, Irion, Tom Green, Sterling, and Mitchell Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0163.htm

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Texas County Courthouses:
164 Menard County, Menard, Texas

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Inspired by a stack of boxes in a warehouse.

Texas County Courthouses:
162 Maverick County, Eagle Pass, Texas

Texas Historical Marker 162
Rusk County, Texas

Monte Verdi Plantation has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior as of March 31, 2014.
MONTE VERDI meaning "Green Mountain" is located high on a hill in Rusk County Texas. It is said that from the upper gallery a person can see four different counties. Monte Verdi is an architectural showplace built in the Greek Revival style and was completed in 1856.

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SH 162 was canceled in 1940 and changed to Fannin State Park SS 91.

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STATE HIGHWAY SPUR NO. 162
Minute Order 045537, dated 02/19/1959; Adm. Cir. 056-1959, dated 04/01/1959
Jourdanton Spur - From SH 97, approximately 2.0 miles west of Jourdanton, northeastward to SH 173. (Atascosa County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SS/SS0162.htm

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Texas Historical Marker 161

Kreische Brewery State Historic Site
In 1849, German immigrant Heinrich Ludwig Kreische purchased 172 acres of land including the Dawson/Mier tomb, now known as Monument Hill State Historic Site. Master stonemason Kreische built a three-story house for his family. In the 1860s, he utilized the spring water from the ravine below his house and started one of the first commercial breweries in Texas. Walk the ruins of this once-bustling brewery and envision how Fayette County citizens would come and enjoy a pint of Kreische's Bluff Beer while looking out toward the beautiful Texas landscape. The Kreische Brewery and home are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Texas County Courthouses:
161 Matagorda County, Bay City, Texas

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Texas County Courthouses:
161 Matagorda County, Bay City, Texas

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Wow we have a lot of sovietesque courthouses in Texas.

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It is almost like there was a time when cities/counties wanted a functional building without spending a fortune so they didn't worry about things like ornate facades.