trouble said:
I know where that one is too
That's too good!
Countdown to Aggie Baseball 2025
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That's too good!
The baseball dreams aren't the only ones like that and I do often wake up thinking "what the heck?" Ha. Usually they're forgotten pretty quickly and I am only left with a feeling of bewilderment.
Texas County Courthouses:
097 Hamilton County, Hamilton, Texas
097 Hamilton County, Hamilton, Texas
97
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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 97
Minute Order 105327, dated 04/27/1995; DesLtr 02-1995, dated 05/31/1995
From SH 97 and US 90A, northwestward and westward concurrent with US 90A to the new location of 183, then southward concurrent with US 183 to the existing routing of SH 97, south of Gonzales. (LaSalle, McMullen, Atascosa, Wilson, and Gonzales Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0097.htm
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J.F. Smith House
Galveston in Galveston County, Texas
One of over 200 historical markers on the island, this marker is located at the former residence of J. F. Smith built in 1884.
Designed by Nathaniel Tobey, Jr., and built in 1884 for the family of John Francis Smith, this house is an excellent example of Italianate architecture. Prominent features of the house include paired brackets, a bay window, balcony, and hood moldings over large windows. Smith, who founded the J. S. Smith & Bro. Hardware Company on The Strand, probably ordered much of the woodwork, including doors and windows, from supply catalogs.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990.
J.F. Smith House
Galveston in Galveston County, Texas
One of over 200 historical markers on the island, this marker is located at the former residence of J. F. Smith built in 1884.
Designed by Nathaniel Tobey, Jr., and built in 1884 for the family of John Francis Smith, this house is an excellent example of Italianate architecture. Prominent features of the house include paired brackets, a bay window, balcony, and hood moldings over large windows. Smith, who founded the J. S. Smith & Bro. Hardware Company on The Strand, probably ordered much of the woodwork, including doors and windows, from supply catalogs.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990.
Gig Em Ags, God Bless Old Army and Marching in Behind the Band! Whooooopppp
You Had One Job 97
Gig Em Ags, God Bless Old Army and Marching in Behind the Band! Whooooopppp
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Galveston, Texas
George Sealy Mansion
The builder of the house, George Sealy, was an outstanding Galveston businessman in the second half of the 19th century. He accumulated considerable wealth and was associated with numerous Galveston business ventures. If the house was designed by Stanford White, as present research seems to support, then it is the only structure in Texas and possible in this section of the country by that architect. Questions of the designer aside, the building itself is an outstanding design and a notable example of the neo-Renaissance style. It is also representative of the wealth that was concentrated in Galveston in that period of time.
Galveston, Texas
George Sealy Mansion
The builder of the house, George Sealy, was an outstanding Galveston businessman in the second half of the 19th century. He accumulated considerable wealth and was associated with numerous Galveston business ventures. If the house was designed by Stanford White, as present research seems to support, then it is the only structure in Texas and possible in this section of the country by that architect. Questions of the designer aside, the building itself is an outstanding design and a notable example of the neo-Renaissance style. It is also representative of the wealth that was concentrated in Galveston in that period of time.
Gig Em Ags, God Bless Old Army and Marching in Behind the Band! Whooooopppp
You Had One Job 96
Gig Em Ags, God Bless Old Army and Marching in Behind the Band! Whooooopppp
Texas County Courthouses:
096 Hall County, Memphis, Texas
096 Hall County, Memphis, Texas
96
I'm so glad this countdown finally has a Buc-ee's in it!
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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 96
Minute Orders 103696, dated 04/28/1994, and 103807, dated 05/24/1994; DesLtr 04-1994, dated 08/29/1994
From IH 45 eastward to SH 146, a distance of approx. 6.0 miles. (Galveston County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0096.htm
I'm so glad this countdown finally has a Buc-ee's in it!
Drive on this one almost every day.
ensign_beedrill said:
97Quote:
STATE HIGHWAY NO. 97
Minute Order 105327, dated 04/27/1995; DesLtr 02-1995, dated 05/31/1995
From SH 97 and US 90A, northwestward and westward concurrent with US 90A to the new location of 183, then southward concurrent with US 183 to the existing routing of SH 97, south of Gonzales. (LaSalle, McMullen, Atascosa, Wilson, and Gonzales Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0097.htm
I was crazy busy yesterday so a delayed WHOOP
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Andrews in Andrews County, Texas
The J. S. Means Ranch House
Built in 1900, this is one of the oldest houses in Andrews County. S. H. Purcell, his wife, and two relatives each filed on a section of public land, building this home where section-corners met, so that each individual could fulfill the legal requirement to live on his claim. Soon after proving their claims, they sold out to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Means, who then (1904) owned 14 sections. Adding much more land, the Means Family established a very successful working ranch. It continues to run cattle, even though the range has contained oil fields since the 1920s.
1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2683.)
Andrews in Andrews County, Texas
The J. S. Means Ranch House
Built in 1900, this is one of the oldest houses in Andrews County. S. H. Purcell, his wife, and two relatives each filed on a section of public land, building this home where section-corners met, so that each individual could fulfill the legal requirement to live on his claim. Soon after proving their claims, they sold out to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Means, who then (1904) owned 14 sections. Adding much more land, the Means Family established a very successful working ranch. It continues to run cattle, even though the range has contained oil fields since the 1920s.
1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2683.)
You Had One Job 95
Texas County Courthouses:
095 Hale County, Plainview, Texas
095 Hale County, Plainview, Texas
95
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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 95
Minute Order 073942, dated 01/24/1978; Adm. Ltr. 003-1978, dated 03/15/1978
From US 190 and SH 36 southeast of Temple via Taylor and Elgin to Bastrop and then follow SH 71 from Bastrop to Smithville and then from Smithville via Flatonia and Shiner to Yoakum. (Bell, Williamson, Travis, Bastrop, Fayette, and Lavaca Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0095.htm
I know exactly where that picture was taken!
Texas County Courthouses:
Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of '94!!
Guadalupe County, Seguin, Texas
Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of '94!!
Guadalupe County, Seguin, Texas
In...94 days. Whoop! (still too many.)
94
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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 94
Minute Order 036663, dated 09/27/1954; Adm. Cir. 047-1954, dated 11/01/1954
From SH 45 in Trinity northeastward via Groveton to US 59 in Lufkin. (Trinity and. Angelina Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0094.htm
After the sun sets, that is one dark, dark road.
Texas County Courthouses:
093 Grimes County, Anderson, Texas
093 Grimes County, Anderson, Texas
93
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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 93
Adm. Auth., dated 02/07/1985; Adm. Ltr. 002-1985, dated 02/15/1985
In Texarkana from IH 30 southward and southwestward approximately 6.5 miles to junction of US 59 and SL 151. (Bowie County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0093.htm
Texas County Courthouses:
092 Gregg County, Longview, Texas
092 Gregg County, Longview, Texas
Did you know there are bullet holes around the front door of the Courthouse? Rumor is they came from a gunfight in downtown Anderson.
92
I love this one. The sky is great. Feels like a storm.Quote:
STATE HIGHWAY NO. 92
Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939
From Stamford via Hamlin to Rotan. (Jones and Fisher Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0092.htm
It immediately made me think of Houston City Hall. It's like a mini version.
One of my elementary school friends lives in Stamford with her husband. We had been in school together in Lawn in 2nd and 3rd grades. Her dad was chairman terrains when my dad was pastor at Lawn Baptist. First Baptist was a Primitive Baptist Church so they named the SBC church after the town of 369 poo (in the 60s census.)
Roby and Rotan were north of us when Dad pastored in Sweetwater at Trinity Baptist. We had a family in the church that farmed near Roby and their sons were about the same age as my younger brothers so we visited with them fairly often.
Bob Pickett who has been an Austin country radio personality for a couple of decades was in my class at East Ridge Elementary and got his start at KXOX which had a station / transmitter near the parsonage where I used to ride my banana seat Schwinn "off road." Saw my first armadillo near the station.
Roby and Rotan were north of us when Dad pastored in Sweetwater at Trinity Baptist. We had a family in the church that farmed near Roby and their sons were about the same age as my younger brothers so we visited with them fairly often.
Bob Pickett who has been an Austin country radio personality for a couple of decades was in my class at East Ridge Elementary and got his start at KXOX which had a station / transmitter near the parsonage where I used to ride my banana seat Schwinn "off road." Saw my first armadillo near the station.
But does Houston City Hall have bullet holes around the front door?
Gunfire in downtown Houston may be a little more frequent than it is in downtown Anderson.
Texas County Courthouses:
091 Grayson County, Sherman, Texas
091 Grayson County, Sherman, Texas
91
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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 91
Minute Order 104786, dated 12/21/1994; DesLtr 06-1994, dated 12/28/1994
From the Texas State Line on the Denison Dam north of Denison, southward and southwestward to US 75 in Sherman, a distance of approx. 13.6 miles. (Grayson County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0091.htm
I have had the killer flu and that's why I haven't posted. But I'm back now!
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Gibbs House
Angelina, Texas
Home of the superintendent of the mill at Manning, Mr. W. M. Gibbs; good example of architectural style. Nominated to the National Register. The significance is industry and architecture. W. M. Gibbs was succeeded as manager by his son Ernest Gibbs. After the mill burned, he moved to Shawnee Prairie, n. of Manning, to operate a farm and cotton gin. The next owners were Morgan & Ruby Flournoy, who came to Manning in 1929 as teachers at the school. They raised 5 children. The house was also occupied by M. P. Flournoy, educated at Texas A&M, and an engineer at Lufkin Industries. The house is currently unoccupied. It is 1 of only 2 structures extant that represents the town of Manning. Manning was named for Dr. W. W. Manning, the founder of Homer. He established a sawmill at Manning in 1867; he later abandoned the site and established a newer, mechanical mill near Homer.
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Gibbs House
Angelina, Texas
Home of the superintendent of the mill at Manning, Mr. W. M. Gibbs; good example of architectural style. Nominated to the National Register. The significance is industry and architecture. W. M. Gibbs was succeeded as manager by his son Ernest Gibbs. After the mill burned, he moved to Shawnee Prairie, n. of Manning, to operate a farm and cotton gin. The next owners were Morgan & Ruby Flournoy, who came to Manning in 1929 as teachers at the school. They raised 5 children. The house was also occupied by M. P. Flournoy, educated at Texas A&M, and an engineer at Lufkin Industries. The house is currently unoccupied. It is 1 of only 2 structures extant that represents the town of Manning. Manning was named for Dr. W. W. Manning, the founder of Homer. He established a sawmill at Manning in 1867; he later abandoned the site and established a newer, mechanical mill near Homer.
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Glad you are feeling better!