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Guadalupe National Park
Frijole Ranch

Frijole Ranch was developed near several springs, located where the Chihuahuan desert of West Texas grades into the eastern escarpment of the Guadalupe Mountains. There is evidence of occupation at the site by Mescalaro Apache people with the presence of middens and cooking pits. There are also reports of several early ranching operations here in the latter part of the 1880s, but these did not leave any lasting imprint on the landscape. According to early General Land Office records, John T. Smith filed an application to purchase the land in 1906 and transformed it into a productive family farmstead and ranching operation. The features of the ranch were clustered around two springs and the irrigation system of troughs and ditches.
The remoteness of the region was pronounced during the historic period due to the lack of an easily traveled roadway to connect widely scattered family settlements with the nearest towns. Although the railroad passed through the region, it was not until the late 1920s that the modern, surfaced Highway 62 was constructed. The highway connected the ranch families of the Guadalupe Mountains area and also increased traffic through the area, including new automobile owners drawn to nearby Carlsbad Caverns.

Meanwhile, the Smiths developed Frijole Ranch into a self-sustaining, single-family farmstead that also functioned as a hub of the surrounding community. The Frijole Post Office was established at the ranch in 1916. A mail carrier traveled south from Carlsbad, New Mexico to deliver mail three times a week, where Nella Smith operated as postmaster until 1941 when the operation moved to the nearby Glover Ranch. There was also a schoolhouse on the property, immediately adjacent to the ranch house, built in 1921.

The Smiths sold the ranch to J.C. Hunter, Jr., in 1942. Hunter and his ranching partners developed the Frijole property into part of their 72,000-acre commercial ranching operation. Several people resided at the ranch house over this period, including Noel Kincaid, the ranch foreman, and his family.

ensign_beedrill said:

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You're Canadian?

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You gotta ask in Canadian....
So you're Canadian eh?

Texas County Courthouses:
105 Hays County, San Marcos, Texas

Rongagin71 said:

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aggiewilliford said:

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ensign_beedrill said:

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You're Canadian?

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You gotta ask in Canadian....
So you're Canadian eh?

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This is a complete aside but thought you might enjoy the Canadien accent of the bear-person in Betsy Lee's cartoon series called "No Evil". Here's a sample.

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That's awesome
And then there is this...
One of my absolute favorite shows

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Pancho Villa Stash House
El Paso, Texas

Mexican revolutionary Francisco (Pancho) Villa and his brother Hiplito stashed the currency, coins and jewelry they used to support themselves and their political activities in this house owned by George Benton during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). On November 9, 1915, Zachary Cobb, the US Collector of Customs in El Paso, ordered a raid on Benton's home. Custom officials found $500,000 in American currency and gold coins, along with $30,000 in jewelry, in Benton's safe. Customs confiscated the valuables, but later returned them to the Villa family once ownership had been established. Pancho Villa used El Paso to purchase military supplies, recruit soldiers, and hide out from the Mexican government. Initially, US authorities maintained a friendly relationship with the Villistas, largely because both sides supported President Francisco I. Madero (1911-1913) and opposed President Victoriano Huerta (1913-1914). By 1915, however, the US government wanted to stop Villa from using El Paso as a recruiting ground and war supply site against the new President Venustiano Carranza (1915-1920). The raid on the Villa "stash house" signaled a turning point in the US attitude toward revolutionary activity along the US-Mexico border. It was one of many events that heightened tensions between Villa and the US, an escalation that eventually led to Villa's ill-fated attack on Columbus, New Mexico, in March 1916, and General John J. Pershing's unsuccessful "punitive expedition" into Mexico in 1916-1917.

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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 105
Minute Order 090522, dated 06/21/1990; Adm. Ltr. 001-1991, dated 01/14/1991
In Brenham from BU 290-F northeastward and eastward via Navasota and Conroe to US 59 at Cleveland, a distance of approximately 89.0 miles, and from another point on US 59 in Cleveland eastward, concurrent with SH 321 approximately 6.2 miles and continuing eastward via Moss Hill to FM 770 in Batson, thence eastward concurrent with FM 770 approximately 2.8 miles, thence southeastward via Sour Lake and Bevil Oaks to US 69 in Beaumont, a total distance of approximately 151.0 miles. (Washington, Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Liberty, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0105.htm

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I suspect this one is familiar to a lot of Aggies.

ensign_beedrill said:

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You're Canadian?

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That's what I tell people when I want to be cantankerous, eh.

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Louis Wiltz Kemp House
Houston, Texas

A native of Cameron, Texas, Lou Kemp had a long career as an asphalt salesman and executive of the Texas Company (Texaco), but his passionate avocation, starting in 1920, was historical research. During the extensive travel required by his work, Kemp investigated and documented the facts of early Texas history in great detail. Upon discovering that the graves of many notable Texans were unmarked or neglected, he arranged for reinterment of more than 100 Texas heroes and statesmen in the Texas State Cemetery, where the roads were dedicated to Kemp in 1932.
Kemp became a Texas history expert, a tireless speaker and a prolific writer of books, articles and biographies (notably The Heroes of San Jacinto and The Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence). He was president of the Texas State Historical Association and an original member of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee (now Texas Historical Commission). He chaired the Advisory Board of Texas Historians for the 1936 Texas Centennial, directing placement of more than 1,100 markers, monuments, and buildings across Texas. An organizing trustee and long-time president of the San Jacinto Museum of History Association, he was instrumental in creating the San Jacinto Museum and Monument on which is carved Kemp's summary of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Kemp married Violet Volz in 1925, and they had three sons. He lived at 214 Westmoreland Avenue in Houston from 1919 until his death, amassing an extensive collection of books and records on Texas history. Kemp is buried in the Texas State Cemetery. Governor Price Daniel wrote, "Louis Wiltz Kemp ranks with the immortals of Texas history. To my knowledge, no other person did more during his lifetime to preserve the great heritage of Texas."

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Texas County Courthouses:
104 Haskell County, Haskell, Texas

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SH 104 was canceled in 1951 and combined with SH 29.

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STATE HIGHWAY SPUR NO. 104
Minute Order 052954, dated 06/27/1963; Adm. Cir. 119-1963, dated 08/01/1963
Madisonville Spur - From IH 45 approximately 3 miles southeast of Madisonville, southward along N. Connor Rd to US 75, a distance of approximately 0.8 mile. (Madison County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SS/SS0104.htm

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Almost to double digits!

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The Waldo Mansion
Montrose District - Houston, Texas

A Confederate veteran, J. P. Waldo (1839-1896) settled in Houston after the Civil War. He married Mary Virginia Gentry (1849-1922), daughter of railroad promoter Abram Gentry. Waldo soon became a prosperous railroad executive. In 1885 he built this house at the corner of Rusk and Caroline (2 mi. N). A Mansard roof and tower originally topped the mansion. Elegant millwork adorns the interior. In 1905 Waldo's son Wilmer (1876-1962) moved the house to this site, then a fashionable area on the edge of town. He rebuilt it without most of its Victorian detailing. The Waldo family lived here until 1966.

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Texas County Courthouses:
103 Hartley County, Channing, Texas
Small and charming

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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 103
Minute Order 090522, dated 06/21/1990; Adm. Ltr. 001-1991, dated 01/14/1991
From SH 7, east of Neches River to junction of SL 287 and BU 69-J in Lufkin, then from a point on BU 69-J and BU 59-G in Lufkin eastward to SH 87 at Milam, a distance of approximately 73.0 miles. (Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and Sabine Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0103.htm

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And don't forget to turn those clocks back!

Texas County Courthouses:
102 Harrison County, Marshall, Texas

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Texas County Courthouses:
102 Harrison County, Marshall, Texas

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I don't understand. Why???!!!???

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dabo man said:

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Texas County Courthouses:
102 Harrison County, Marshall, Texas

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At least they didn't knock it down. They renovated the old courthouse a few years ago, and it's very nice. I think one of the driving factors for the new courthouse was the need for a new jail, which is included in the newer building (though they've outgrown it now).

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Minute Order 090669, dated 08/29/1990; Adm. Ltr. 003-1990, dated 12/18/1990
From the Texas/New Mexico State Line eastward approximately 22.7 miles to US 87. (Dallam County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0102.htm

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102 Harrison County, Marshall, Texas

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James L. Autry House
Courtlandt Place Historical District
Houston, Texas

HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE SUMMARY The James L. Autry House was designed by Sanguinet and Staats in 1912. It is an excellent example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture and reflects the elegance and architectural quality common along Courtlandt Place, one of Houston's earliest and most exclusive subdivisions. Established in 1906, Courtlandt Place, a tree-lined, divided boulevard, has maintained its residential integrity despite surrounding commercialism in adjacent blocks, and is designated as both a City of Houston and National Register historic district. James Lockhart Autry was a significant figure in the early days of the Texas oil industry. As an attorney and judge, Autry was a pioneer in the field of oil and gas law. After the discovery of the Spindletop oil field in 1901, Autry helped Joseph Cullinan organize the Texas Fuel Company, now known as Texaco. In partnership with Cullinan and Will Hogg, Autry later formed several other oil companies. The Autry family was also community philanthropists, funding the children's wing of the Houston Tuberculosis Hospital among other endeavors. The Autry House Episcopal student center at Palmer Memorial Church adjacent to the Rice University campus was named in memory of James Autry. The James L. Autry House at 5 Courtlandt Place is a contributing structure to the Courtlandt Place National Register and City of Houston Historic Districts. The James L. Autry House meets Criteria 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 for Landmark Designation. HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE The James L. Autry House, designed by Sanguinet and Staats in 1912, is an excellent example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture and reflects the elegance and architectural quality common along Courtlandt Place, one of Houston's earliest and most exclusive subdivisions. The Autry House is one of eighteen prominent residences facing Courtlandt Place Boulevard, a tree-lined, divided boulevard, which still retains the ambiance of its early 20th Century origins. Established as an exclusive neighborhood in 1906, Courtlandt Place has maintained its residential integrity despite surrounding commercialism in adjacent blocks. Six restrictive covenants, established in perpetuity and enforced by the owner-residents, form the basis for the neighborhood's continued survival. Courtlandt Place is a designated City of Houston and National Register Historic District.

I hadn't planned on showing any old courthouses. When I searched Harrison County, most of the pictures of that came up were of the old courthouse, and the new one is so unattractive. I decided to post them both.

There are a few counties I've already posted that I sort of wish I'd shown the old C.H. as well.