The sun rose on me as I pulled into Hereford. I wasn't there long, though. I walked around the building to find... Quanah! There was a multi at the arrow here, based on the text contents of the plaque (not pictured). I made substitutions, drove down the road to the location near the local high … Continue reading 140. Hereford, Deaf Smith County →

As you can see, the end of the driving day was officially reached. The rain, the clouds, the setting sun, tired limbs, flagging will had all united to claim their toll. But fortune and luck had final cards to play. I pulled into town, got off the highway a few blocks, and then stopped and … Continue reading 139. Vega, Oldham County →

I barely beat the sun here but the gathering clouds really made that almost a moot point. With what little sunlight there was, I did the best I could and give kudos to modern technology for making the photos as good as they are. That said, Amarillo was a little disappointing, not because the town … Continue reading 138. Amarillo, Potter County →

So, do you think this one was built by the WPA? I'm leaning towards "Yes", but your opinion may (very likely not) vary. Panhandle is as descriptive a name for this town as any other. As I think about it, however, I realize that it only had so much of a chance to make something … Continue reading 137. Panhandle, Carson County →

On a certain level, I liked this courthouse because it's one of those ones sitting on a hill that stands out over everything. On another level, I didn't like the genericness of it. But, then again, I don't live here so I really don't have a vote on that one in the greater scheme of … Continue reading 136. Miami, Roberts County →

So I was on my way to the next county, but as fate would have it, I had to pass through this one to get there. I don't particularly like having to cover the same ground more than once, but the roads were not my friend in this case. No matter. Might as well stop … Continue reading 135. Pampa, Gray County →

Add another notch to the "looks like a high school" stick. Pretty light on monuments, too. Just the Ten Commandments over to the left, and a plaque about the county to the right. And rain. Not pouring, but constant and recurring enough that I was pretty annoyed by this point. So with not much to … Continue reading 134. Stinnett, Hutchinson County →

"Justice, equity, and peace administered alike to all people" indeed. Quite a few interesting bits of relief on this one made it pretty nice to the eye, which is something I don't see all that often on courthouses unless they're columns or some such. That plinth in the foreground is a monument to the McKee … Continue reading 133. Dumas, Moore County →

This was another one of those tiny little courthouses that seemed as if it had been ordered out the the Sears Catalog about a hundred years ago and assembled on site. Of course, county concerns and creature comforts had been catered to over the years, but it was still a little, generic building with neither … Continue reading 132. Channing, Hartley County →

At this point, I had reached the farthest extent of my journey. I was in the most northwest county in Texas. Everything from this point on would inch me (or mile me as the case may be) closer to home. I would also take this opportunity to mention that I found this courthouse to be … Continue reading 131. Dalhart, Dallam County →