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Arthur Henry Vollentine
Arthur Henry Vollentine was born in New Jersey or Virginia about 1807. He came to Texas about 1833 as a colonist of Empresario Martin de Leon and in 1834 he married Maryland native Mary Ann May. They moved to a Mexican land grant on Brushy Creek near present-day Yoakum, Texas, that Henry had acquired in 1835.
From October 1835 through January 1836 Vollentine served in the Republic of Texas Army at Fort Goliad. They left their South Texas home in March 1836 during the Runaway Scrape, lived in the Nacogdoches district for several years, then returned to this area by 1840.
Mary Ann died about 1841. In 1845 Vollentine married her cousin, Mariah Brown, whose grandfather Bernard Brown donated land for St. Mary's Church and cemetery in 1841. Texas granted Vollentine land on the Lavaca River near Hallettsville in 1846. They farmed and ranched on their Brushy Creek and Lavaca River properties The Vollentine cattle brand appeared as V5.
Vollentine, appointed one of Lavaca County's first county commissioners soon after its creation in 1846, was instrumental in the selection of Hallettsville as county seat in 1852. Arthur H. Vollentine, his wife Mariah, and many of his descendants are buried here.
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This is the Scott from Scott and White!




There are a whole bunch of markers out in front of this hospital, so we may be visiting here again.

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Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr., M.D.
(1865-1940)
Born in Gainesville, Texas, Arthur C. Scott graduated from Bellevue Medical College in 1886 and won an internship at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. Returning to Gainesville, he married Maud M. Sherwood in 1889 and began a private medical practice
In 1892 Dr. Scott was appointed Chief Surgeon of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Hospital in Temple. In 1895 he hired Dr. Raleigh R. White, Jr., and they formed a private partnership in 1897. In 1904 they founded the Temple Sanitarium which they directed jointly until Dr. White's death in 1917.
Subsequently, Dr. Scott established a partnership with Dr. G.V. Brindley, Sr., and Dr. M.W. Sherwood and changed the name of the hospital to Scott and White Hospital in 1922. A specialist in surgery, Dr. Scott became an internationally respected authority in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Scott and White received accreditation from the American College of Surgeons as a cancer treatment center in 1933, the earliest in Texas.
Dr. Scott was active in many medical and community organizations. The institution he co-founded became a multi-specialty health system renowned in the Southwest. He died in 1940. (1997)
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Photo by James Hulse; more photos here.

This is the same guy as yesterday, but this marker is at his grave. Can't see it from Google street view, but you can go to the more photos link to see the site.

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Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr., M.D.
(July 12, 1865-October 27, 1940)
Born in Gainesville, Texas, Arthur Scott graduated from Bellevue Medical College in 1886. In 1892 he became Chief Surgeon of the Santa Fe Hospital in Temple. He formed a partnership with Dr. R.R. White, Jr., in 1897, and they founded the Temple Sanitarium (later Scott and White Hospital) in 1904. A specialist in surgery, Dr. Scott became a well known authority in cancer diagnosis and treatment. After a remarkable career, he died in 1940.
Recorded - 1997
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June 11, 2013 - A year and a week after being selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2012 MLB draft, Michael Wacha made his 3rd career start against the New York Mets. He would give up 2 runs in the first inning but hang on to earn his first MLB win after the Cardinals rallied to a 9-2 victory. Wacha would go 6.0 innings with those 2 runs allowed and 4 strikeouts. Wacha helped his cause in the top of the 5th inning when his groundout allowed Jon Jay to score the tying run from 3rd; it was Wacha's first RBI of his MLB career.

The entirety of Wacha's first win can be found here (I have it queued up to his RBI groundout):

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Artesian Park and Sulphur Well
After a convention of Republic of Texas citizens accepted terms on July 4, 1845, for annexation to the United States, General Zachary Taylor brought 4,000 men of the U.S. 3rd infantry to Corpus Christi to defend the embryonic state from Indians or foreign powers. He remained eight months; more than two months after Texas became a state he marched to the Rio Grande. Among his troops in Corpus Christi were three future United States presidents (Taylor, Pierce, and Grant), and many other future celebrities. A landmark of Taylor's sojourn was a sulphur-rich artesian well he had drilled adjacent to the camp.
In 1854, out of regard for the significant well and campsite, and to give the city he had founded (1839) a public park, H.L. Kinney deeded and dedicated the well site and an acre of surrounding land to the municipality. This park is one of the earliest in Texas to have been given by an individual to the public. By 1900--when a bandstand, drinking fountain and walks had been installed by civic or private means--the park was regarded as an historic, greatly cherished city facility. More land was added in 1907--08 through efforts of the Woman's Monday Club. Use and improvements have continued over 120 years.
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May 30, 2013 - Three hundred and sixty-three days removed from his 7.1 shutout innings against Dayton in the 2012 College Station regional, Michael Wacha was making his MLB debut with the Cardinals against the Royals. Much like his regional appearance, Wacha went 7.0 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits with 6 strikeouts. He would get the no decision as his bullpen was unable to hold onto the 2-1 lead they inherited. Wacha began his career by retiring the first 13 batters he faced before a double and a single in the fifth scored the only run he allowed; he would retire the last 7 batters he faced before being lifted to start the 8th inning. He also singled in his first MLB at-bat. His debut was the 5th fastest debut by a 2012 draftee, and just mere hours behind the the 4th fastest, Alex Wood.

Highlights of his dominating debut can be found here:

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Today, it is HEB Headquarters, lol. There is no Google street view because it is on HEB premises past two security checkpoints. Luckily, I have an HEB insider who got a pic for us.

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Arsenal Magazine
At the urging of United States Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, land was secured at San Antonio in 1858 for an arsenal. In 1859, the State of Texas added 16 acres, and the arsenal became headquarters for the U.S. Army's department of Texas.
Under construction when the Civil War (1861-65) began, this magazine was included in Federal property surrendered in 1861. The building was completed for Confederate Texas by local contractor J.H. Kampmann. Carefully spaced vents and cavities in the walls permitted air circulation and reduced the danger of sparks igniting stored gunpowder. The arsenal supplied arms for south Texas and frontier defense, as well as the Sibley expedition to New Mexico in 1862.
Reoccupied by Federal forces in 1865, this became the principal supply depot for the line of Forts defending frontier settlements. It served the U.S. Army until 1947, when the Arsenal was closed.
The long, narrow one-story structure features walls of extremely thick ashlar limestone construction. Details include end gables extended above the roofline, lintels which protrude as hood molds, and date stone in relief over the side entry.
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May 17, 2013 - Making his 12th appearance on the mound, Alex Wilson came on with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th with the game tied 2-2 in relief of Andrew Miller. With 2 pitches, Wilson was able to induce a flyball to center off the bat of Trevor Plouffe to end the inning. Dustin Pedroia would single and come around to score on a bunt and sac fly in the 10th to put the Red Sox up 3-2 over the Twins. Koji Uehara would work a perfect bottom of the 10th to preserve the first win of Alex Wilson's MLB career.

Half of Alex Wilson's pitches during his outing can be found here:

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The marker appears to be gone. I had to go back to 2009 to find it. The 2009 street view is very bad, so this is the 2013 street view, which still has the sign that points to where the marker used to be.

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Arroyo de Juan Lorenzo
Name used by Spaniards of Presidio de San Saba (in existence from 1757 to 1770) for this stream now called Celery Creek.
Stone to build Presidio was quarried from bluffs along the creek, and deep banks let hostile Indians approach undiscovered, to attack the Presidio, half a mile to the southwest.
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April 11, 2013 - Despite not making the MLB roster out of spring training in 2013, Alex Wilson was one of the first call ups when he replaced an injured John Lackey on the Red Sox roster. Wilson would make his MLB debut in the 9th inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles with his team down 3-2. After a walk to Manny Machado, he would induce a groundball double play from Nick Markakis before striking out Adam Jones to complete the inning.

Highlights of a random guy's tv with Wilson' debut on it can be found here:

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Texas & Pacific Railway
Railroad made this "Cattle Capital of West Texas" in 1880s. Cattlemen Frank Byler, Clay Mann, Winfield Scott, C.C. Slaughter and others brought herds here early as 1877, when last of the buffalo were being exterminated. A Texas Ranger unit was stationed in area to guard against straggling Indians. After Texas & Pacific locators staked course through this valley, rancher George Waddell persuaded A.W. Dunn of Coleman to build a store here. Lumber came by wagon from Round Rock (about 300 mi. SE), and was sparingly used. Store had tarpaulin roof, dirt floor, and was opened in late summer 1880. Soon two saloons were also in business. Railroaders--including bridge crew of A.J. Coe--arrived in the fall. By April 16, 1881, when the Texas & Pacific initiated train service to this site, some 350 people lived here in tents and dugouts, and had a newly organized county government, a school, post office and newspaper. This was terminus for months, while river bridge was being built. Then and until late 80s, this was shipping point for such remote places as ranches of Charles Goodnight and the XIT, near present Amarillo. The T. & P. freighted in tons of windmills and barbed wire, shipped out thousands of cattle--giving this city renown. (1970)
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August 18, 2012 - Making the 3rd of only 5 starts (so far?) in the majors, Brooks Raley and the Chicago Cubs faced off with the Cincinnati Reds. Raley would go 5.1 innings allowing 4 runs, 3 earned, on 5 hits and 4 strikeouts to earn his first MLB win as the Cubs out slugged the Reds 9-7; he would also single in one of his at bats. Not only was it his first MLB win, it would also be Raley's last for almost 9 years as he would journey to Korea for 5 seasons before making his way back to the states. After making 152 starts for the Lotte Giants, Raley would transition to the bullpen upon his return.

Brooks Raley's 1st MLB win can be found here in its entirety (in 2 parts):

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Y'all go look at these pictures; the house is wild.

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Aron-Harris House
Designed by Putnam Russell, an architect from New York, this house was constructed in 1889 for local merchant Morris Aron and his wife Henrietta. In 1897 the home was purchased by Plummer and Josie Harris and it remained in their family until 1951. The Queen Anne styling features intricate ornamentation and a corner turret with a bell-shaped roof. The interior includes ornate woodwork and marble detailing.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1980
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I had an offseason Aggie Baseball dream last night. I was playing a game with some friends. I had a deck of cards that each had a former Aggie Baseball player on them. I would read the name of the player and they had to guess what his MLB team was. Alternatively they could guess if he was an Aggie or not, but since I was pretty sure the deck was all Aggies, that seemed like an unfun way to play the game.

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Looks like today it is a library, which is delightful. I love libraries.

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Arno Schwethelm Building
Prominent local merchant Arno Schwethelm had this building constructed in 1916 to house his mercantile business, a leading Hill Country establishment. Designed by L. Harrington of San Antonio and built by stonemason Otto Bartel, it combines the function of a twentieth century commercial structure with the detail of German craftsmanship. Incorporated in the native limestone building are materials from an earlier structure at this site.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
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The historical marker marker says 207!

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Arney School
Among the early settlers in northeast Castro County were George and Jim Arney, two brothers from Missouri, for whom Arney community was named. A school was started in 1901 for the children of settlers and ranch hands. The first schoolhouse, a one-room frame structure, also housed services of Arney Baptist Church, which was organized in 1905. Arney School operated until 1953, when it was consolidated with other districts. The school building then served as a community center and polling place. (1985)
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Arneckeville
A native of Germany, Adam Christopher Henry Arnecke settled in this area in the 1850s and opened the community's first general store. Originally known as Zionsville, the settlement later was named for Arnecke. By the end of the 19th century, Arneckeville had blacksmith shops, doctors' offices, a cotton gin, post office, school, and a church, Zion Lutheran, that was organized in 1865. Although the small German community began to decline when a farm-to-market road was built to Cuero (7 miles north), it has retained much of its pioneer heritage.
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July 18, 2012 - In the bottom of the 7th inning, with the Oakland Athletics trailing the visiting Texas Rangers 3-1, Chris Carter is called on to pinch hit for Cliff Pennington. After Carter walks, the A's elect to pinch run Brandon Hicks for Carter. Hicks comes around to score the tying run on a Josh Reddick double and remains in the game at shortstop. The A's and Rangers trade zeros until the bottom of the 9th. Brandon Hicks leads off the inning against Michael Kirkman. With a 1-1 count, Kirkman hangs a breaking ball and immediately acts as if Hicks flew out to center; however, Hicks' ball flew out to center for about 400 feet for a walk-off homerun, the first homerun of his MLB career.

Highlights of Hicks' walk-off and first MLB homerun (look for Pennington in the shades in the mob at home plate) can be found here:

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Looks like today you can book this house as an AirBNB! Pictures of the inside.

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Armstrong-Adams House
Dr. David H. Armstrong, who served as one of the first trustees of the Salado public free schools, and his wife, Julia, built this home between 1869 and 1872. It later became the residence of a succession of Salado doctors, including Dr. D.G. Adams and Dr. J.E. Guthrie. The central cottage plan residence features elements of the Greek Revival style, such as the Classical portico with Doric piers over the entryway. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985
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June 10, 2011 - It took a journey, but Kevin Whelan, catcher turned pitcher, made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees on June 10, 2011 against the Cleveland Indians. Before he had a chance to make his official debut, he got to participate in his first big league benches clearing scuffle when the Indian threw a ball into the back of Mark Teixeira after a Curtis Granderson homerun. His official debut came when he relieved starter Ivan Nova in the 8th inning with an 11-2 lead. While the Indians went 0-2 at the plate against Whelan with a groundout and flyout, they also drew 4 walks to walk in a run to make it 11-3. After the bases loaded walk, the Yankees would call on the bullpen to get out of the inning. The game featured 16 walks, so it wasn't just Whelan who was wild that day. Whelan would make one more appearance with the Yankees 2 days later against the same Indian club, and then just one more with the Tigers in 2014 to finish his MLB career.

The entire game in which Whelan debuted can be found here and has been queued up to his inning (Texas A&M gets a shoutout at the 2:58:32 mark!):

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Booker T. Washington School
Public education for African American students in Texas City began in 1915. The Texas City Independent School District hired Mrs. J.R. McKellar to teach the students; classes were held in churches and lodge halls until 1937, when the district purchased this property and moved a one-story wooden building to the site.
For many years, Booker T. Washington School offered instruction only through grade seven, so students traveled to Galveston to complete their education. A brick schoolhouse constructed here in 1946-47 housed grades one through ten. In 1953, a high school building was added to the campus, and African American students could at last complete their high school education in Texas City. Extracurricular activities, including athletic and music programs, were important parts of student life.
With the full integration of Texas City public schools in 1969, Booker T. Washington closed. It remains, however, a significant part of Texas City's 20th-century social and educational history. The campus has continued in use for a variety of community purposes, including facilities for The College of the Mainland in its initial years (1967-71), for Project Head Start (1974-89) and for the Calvin Vincent Learning Center (1996). (1997)
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May 5, 2010 - Despite great metrics at the plate including some pop when at Texas A&M, Brandon Hicks' ascent to the majors was based more so on his defensive prowess. When he was called up to the Atlanta Braves to make his major league debut, it was as a pinch runner for Troy Glaus. With the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals tied at 6-6 entering the 10th, Hicks replaced Glaus after he opened the inning with a single. After a sac bunt moved him to 2nd, Hicks would come around to score the go ahead run on a Matt Diaz single. To close out the bottom of the 10th, the Braves did a double switch, so Hall of Famer, Billy Wagner, ended up replacing Hicks to secure the win. Despite appearing in 16 games during his inaugural season, Brandon Hicks would wind up with only 5 plate appearances but 7 runs scored; he wouldn't have his first official plate appearance until the 3rd game of his career.

Hicks' pinch running debut can be found here:

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It somehow seems appropriate that 203 is a jail, lol.

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Armstrong County Jail
Erected in 1953, this building is constructed of stone used to build the first masonry jail in Armstrong County, 1894. Stone for the structure (which replaced a primitive, frame "calaboose") was quarried 14 miles south at Dripping Springs in Palo Duro Canyon and then hauled here in wagons driven by local citizens. The rock was cut at this site.
The 1894 building had two stories, topped by a dome, and 20-inch walls. So sturdy was it that dangerous convicts from other counties were kept here. Old-timers remember that only three prisoners ever escaped. (1969)
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August 5, 2009 - 42 games into his MLB career, Cliff Pennington and the Oakland Athletics faced off against the Vicente Padilla of the Texas Rangers. After drawing a walk in his first at bat in the 2nd, Pennington led off the 4th with a solo shot down the right field line to extend the A's lead to 5-3. After getting his feet wet in 2008, Pennington was a mid season callup for the As in 2009. With his first career homerun under his belt, 6 games into his callup, Pennington was mainstay in the Oakland lineup appearing in all 60 games after his callup.

Highlights of his homerun can be found here:

The best damn section in baseball!

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Oh, 203, how do I even begin to describe what you mean to me? From being the best section in the nation to making my life better than I could have ever imagined. I miss every second I'm not allowed to be in Olsen Field Section 203 (technically 202). The highs and the lows- every waking moment I've spent with you has opened my eyes to how wonderful life can be, and has taught me life lessons and helped me find the people I want in my life. How I'll always love you, Section 203.

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Armstrong County
Created 1876. Name honors several Texas pioneers named Armstrong. Ranching became the chief industry when huge JA Ranch was established here in 1876.
Farming was introduced after the railroad came through, 1887. County was organized in 1890. Present courthouse was built 1912. (1969)
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Armour and Company
In 1901, local business leaders G. W. Simpson and L. V. Niles began negotiating with Armour & Co., one of the nation's four largest meatpacking firms, to encourage establishment of a branch plant in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. offered land and other incentives and by 1902, construction of a plant just north of this site was underway. The new operation was instrumental in the city's development as the livestock center of the Southwest, creating a number of support businesses. It remained in operation for over 50 years, closing in 1962. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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