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Note the "Acton State Historic Site" sign by the burial plot

Photo courtesy Sam Fenstermacher, June 2005
Acton State Historic Site >
Nearby (on FM 167 & US 377) is the gravesite of Elizabeth Crockett. The park - all .006 acres of it - is the smallest in the state.
Brazos Theater, Granbury, Texas
Brazos Drive-in Theater after Memorial Day Tornado

Photo courtesy James Feagin
   
Brazos Drive-in Theater - 817-573-1311
One of twelve operating drive-in theaters in Texas.
Granbury Live - 110 N. Crockett 817-517-7882
Live performances in the 1940s theater on the square.
Granbury Opera House
Granbury Opera House

1905 photo courtesy of Granbury Opera House
The Granbury Opera House >
Circa 1886. On the square
116 Pearl, 866-572-0881, 817-573-9191
The Gulch at Granbury - 5100 E. US377, 817-579-1515
Historic Town Square - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hood County Courthouse >

General Hiram B. Granbury
& Courthouse Statue
>
Hood County Museum: In the former jail (c. 1885)
209 N. Crockett, 817-573-5135. Admissions.
Hood County Museum, Granbury Texas


Hood County Museum

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, 2002
 
Hood County jail museum

The old jail "was in use from 1885-1978. Now it's a museum, located right across from the court house in downtown Granbury." -
Scott Shelby, 2003 photo
Lake Granbury

Photo courtesy James Feagin, August 2002
 

Lake Granbury is almost a literal stone's throw from the Courthouse.

Granbury Texas depot
The depot in Granbury

Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 10-03
Railroad Depot Museum: c. 1914
109 E. Ewell, 817-573-9246
The annual reunion of the descendants of David Crockett is held in Granbury.
Nearby Destinations
  • Take Hwy 144 South 17 miles to Glen Rose, or
  • FM 51 North 20 miles to Weatherford, or
  • US Hwy 377 South 30 miles to Stephenville, or
  • US Hwy 377 North 41 miles to Fort Worth


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    Granbury Tourist Information

  • Granbury Convention & Visitors Center
    116 West Bridge, Grandbury, TX 76048
    817-573-5548
    1-800-950-2212
    http://www.granburytx.com/
    http://www.granbury.org/home.htm
  • Lake Granbury Chamber of Commerce
    http://www.lakegranbury.org/chamber/

    Granbury water tower
    Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey >
  • Granbury Texas water tower

    Granbury Texas Forum

    First off I would like to say I really do like your web site. Here are some pictures of the old Granbury Jail House which is in Hood County and was in use from 1885 – 1978. Now the old jail house is a museum and it is located right across from the court house in downtown Granbury. - Thanks. Scott Shelby, January 09, 2004

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