I nod approvingly at this building.  I reference Gilmer more than you might think I would.  A buddy of mine is from here, which is ironic because I met him independent of the the entire Longview exodus to Austin (my ex-wife used to joke that she still hung out with half the people she went to … Continue reading 184. Gilmer, Upshur County →

Better.  Much better...  Man!  That's a huge memorial for such a small town!  Seriously.  Sure, Sulphur Springs had their entire square, but this may be the biggest memorial to courthouse size I've seen thus far.  Well, maybe.  Having a jet on your courthouse grounds definitely put you in the running for that honor, but that's … Continue reading 183. Pittsburg, Camp County →

Sad, sad, sad.  Not as sad as Rockport (it's got an excuse), but definitely sadder than Van Horn.  It's like a prefab storage building that someone threw up and then decided to make it a courthouse.  Sure, small counties have to make due with what they can afford, but sad, sad, sad. The cache was … Continue reading 182. Daingerfield, Morris County →

Suitably picturesque.  Another small county bunched up together here with a bunch of other counties.  This is nothing like having to drive hundreds of miles between locations way out in the West.  The part of me that is goal oriented is pleased that I can just zip from one location to the next and get … Continue reading 181. Mount Pleasant, Titus County →

Another quite respectably lovely courthouse in the center of a small town.  Nothing particularly of note here.  Or maybe the day was starting to get a little late and it was all blending in together.  I tend to lean for the latter explanation because I somehow forgot to photograph the cache location!  Sitting just off … Continue reading 180. Mount Vernon, Franklin County →

It's almost like I've seen a courthouse like this one before...  I certainly didn't expect the stage to be there on the courthouse square, but I will admit that their monument collection is quite robust.  I also have to say their muggle quotient was quite high, especially from older couples admiring all the monuments.  That … Continue reading 179. Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County →

A little different, but I like it, even if it is tiny.  There was also a bit more activity about than I had expected.  About a block over there was some kind of street faire/farmer's market going on so there was more foot and car traffic that what I would assume to be normal.  It … Continue reading 178. Cooper, Delta County →

The last town I had been warned about.  My grandfather told me when I was little that he had been stationed here during WW2.  I have a vague recollection of something about an ammunition plant or something similar, but I've slept a few times since he told me that.  As always, the photography began.   Several … Continue reading 177. Paris, Lamar County →

It was a little difficult to get this photo, what with all the trees and such.  I think this was the only angle to get something approximating the front.  Again, I make my plea to future generations: when planting trees near buildings, think of the photos that will one day be taken... </sarcasm> The monument … Continue reading 176. Clarksville, Red River County →

...where the wind comes sweeping down the plains. You know what Oklahoma looks like? Oklahoma looks like Arkansas if you remove the scary trees and add in red earth. But at least they seem to have almost Texan speed limits so that's a mark in their favor. I found myself at the Red River (the … Continue reading Oh, Oklahoma! →