FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: ST OLAF KIRKE (The Rock Church)
Norwegian settlers began settling in Bosque County in 1854. Most of their time was spent clearing the land, building homes, harvesting crops, and providing for …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: SCOTTSVILLE CEMETERY – SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS
In June of 1840 William Thomas Scott, his wife Mary Rose, and other members of their family settled in this area of East Texas. Scott …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS – BELLE PLAIN, TEXAS: A TEXAS GHOST TOWN
In 1875, Nelson Smith purchased land with plans to build a college and a town. It is believed that the town’s name Belle Plain was …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FORT GRIFFIN STATE HISTORICAL SITE
Located in the rolling hills between the West Fork of the Trinity River and Clear Fork of the Brazos River Fort Griffin was considered on …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE FAMILY ROAD TRIP
Summer is here……..time for the Family Road Trip. Along with baseball, hotdogs, and apple pie there is nothing more American the the road trip. This …