International
Pavedway
by Mike Cox 2-21-08
The International Pavedway never existed anywhere but on a map,
but most Texans have traveled it many times...
Highland
Lakes and Damsby Rob Hafernik Dams:
Tom Miller Dam, Mansfield Dam, Max Starke Dam, Wirtz Dam, Inks Dam
and Buchanan Dam Lakes: Lake Austin, Lake Travis, Lake Marble Falls, Lake
LBJ, Inks lake, and Lake Buchanan
Prada
Marfaby Luke Warm
West Texas gets a Long-overdue Infusion of Whimsey by German-based
Artists
Photos Courtesy Lizette Kapre, Ballroom Marfa, &
the Art Production Fund
Out-of-the-way
placesby Bob Bowman
A friend once told me his greatest pleasure was driving around East
Texas and looking for oddball places seldom found in tourism brochures...
Road
Log 1922by Mike Cox
A daily log kept by James A. Correll in the late spring and summer
of 1922 shows it's a little easier to get across Texas than it used
to be...
Dead
Man's Hole
by Mike Cox "Texas Tales'' The expression "he just dropped out of sight" had both figurative
and literal meaning in Burnet County during and after the Civil
War. Common belief held that folks who disappeared in that area
often ended up at the bottom of a 150-plus-deep foot limestone fissure
south of Marble Falls aptly named "Dead Man's Hole."
East
Texas' Burning Houseby Bob Bowman
Motorists traveling along U.S. Highway 59 in Polk County
are often startled to see what appears to be flames pouring from
the windows of old sawmill house...
Nameless
Caveby Mike Cox
"It figures that the cave in this story – one of an estimated
6,000 caverns in the limestone region of the state – doesn’t have
a name. After all, it’s in the vicinity of Nameless, Texas...."
The
McDow Holeby Bob Hopkins
"The story of the McDow ghost became very popular by the end
of the 19th century ... many people would come to the water hole
hoping to get a glimpse of the specter."
TUMBLEWEEDS'
TALES
Ghost Towns and Town Ghostsby Stephen Osmon “When you get there you’ll know. Then you will have to
decide, will you stop or will you pass by? It could change your
life forever; but you gotta make the first move....”
Midday
at the Oasis
by Johnny Stucco
Photos by Erik Whetstone "Having never pumped a pint, let alone a gallon of gasoline,
this station-that-never-was has become our symbol for a particular
period in Texas history."
Taken
on the Road by Charles Kuraltby James Feagin Early 1986, my parents had returned from their weekly
rounds to the local bookstore in Columbia, Maryland. Sifting through
their variety of books, I came across a title that would change
my young life, “On the Road with Charles Kuralt.”...
A
Unique Landmarkby Bob Bowman
A granite shaft set into the ground on April 23, 1841, marks the
only international boundary existing within the continental United
States.
Farm Road 31 between Deadwood, Texas, and Logansport, Louisiana
The
Ark-La-Texby N. Ray Maxie
The Ark-La-Tex includes Three Corners, the place where three state
lines meet, and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Many
... have done the "spread eagle" there, especially area high school
kids. Reportedly there are hordes of people that have traveled many
miles to do just that.
Route
66 in Texas - The towns found along Texas 66 and their museums,
ghost towns, relics, markers and monuments.
The
Crash at Crushby Luke Warm
The field that once was Crush, Texas is now occupied by cows, but
a recently replaced historical marker south of West, Texas tells
the story of one of the most bizarre publicity stunts of all time.
Canoeists
Take On Pristine Texas Riverby Sandra Billingsley Article originally published on July 15, 2001 in the San Angelo
Standard-Times. Photographs courtesy of Sandra R. Billingsley and
Robert A. Phillips.
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