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JUNCTION, TEXAS"The
Front Porch of the West"
Kimble County Seat, Texas
Hill Country
I-10 and Hwys 83 and 377
98 Miles SE of San
Angelo
139 miles West of Austin
114 miles NW of San Antonio
on I-10
203 miles E of Fort
Stockton on I-10
At the Junction of the North and South Llano Rivers
Population: 2,618 (2000)
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Junction
Texas City Hall
Photo courtesy Michael Hattrick, May 2003 |
Kimble county was
named after Alamo defender Geo. C. Kimble. Originally the County Seat was the
short-lived (and often flooded) town of Kimbleville. See Kimble
County Courthouse
Junction was here before I-10. A fact that is made
evident by the abundance of 50s style motels. It's a comfortable place and lives
up to its billing as "Front Porch of the West."
Junction gets its name,
not from the intersecting highways, but from the merging of the North and South
Llano Rivers. Spring-fed and clear, these rivers offer excellent canoeing and
fishing as well as tubing and wading.
Real Estate prices are attractive
enough to consider a second home here.
Public school students from all
over the county are brought to school in Junction. Texas Tech. U. has a branch
in Junction which offers both undergraduate and graduate courses.
Kimble County Courthouse
Kimble County
Jail
Junction Bridges
Junction Vintage Images
Junction
Attractions & Nearby Destinations |
The
Bridge over the S. Llano River
TE postcard |
View
of Junction and South Llano Bridge in 1949
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
%7Etxpstcrd/ |
Junction,
Texas Vintage Images |
| Junction
street scene in the 1920s, showing two drug stores and the Cozy Coffee Shop. Photo
courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
Junction
in the 1940s
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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Bar H Ranch in Junction
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
The
1935 flood in Junction.
Notice the old gas station
Vintage photo courtesy TXDoT |
Junction,
Texas Attractions/Destinations |
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the Llano River
TE photo | |
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Kimble
County Historical Museum
Corner of 4th and College Sts.325-446-4219
Nearby Destinations
South
Llano River State Park
4 miles South off Hwy 377 325/446-3994Lover's
Leap
West
Texas has two Lover's Leaps. One is the precipice two miles from Junction in Kimble
County, first written about by Grinstead...
Scenic Drive
Hwy 377 S. Roadside park 22 miles S. has excellent view.
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Texan Theater in Junction
TE photo, 2000 | |
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