Day 222 Historic Texas

Today Angel and I took off for a day adventure. We wanted to check out ghost towns near Brenham, but really there are not the type of ghost towns as you'd see in the old west. Instead we really just saw some older buildings and some of historic Chappell Hill. This is what appears to be an old gas station and merchandise store just across US290 at Chappell Hill.

We went into downtown Chappell Hill and noticed many vendors setting up. I stopped and asked Ms Whitmore (sorry if I have the spelling wrong) and she regaled us with stories of Chappell Hill. She informed us that everyone was getting setup for the Fall Scarecrow Festival.  She is 85 and her mind is much sharper than mine. I think everyone in town stopped by to give her a hug. What a wonderful soul and she is the essence of Texas hospitality.

Here is one of the many scarecrows in downtown. What I liked on this one is the shadow. Looks like the shadow is going to tip-toe away. (If you look close it's just the shadow from the arm.)

Another scarecrow.

Chappell Hill Bank building.

Looking up at the fire house.

As we walked about this big thing came through town. They had to have a few cars and trailers moved. Took about 30 minutes to get this through downtown. This reminded me of those self contained data centers. Some of the folks mentioned that in the past 5 a week of these would come through town.

Couldn't resist this view of the 18 wheeler. Actually I think it was a lot more that 18 wheels on this trailer.

:Lunch at The Royer's Round Top Cafe.

Inside one of the old homes at Henkle Square in Round Top -- population 77.

This piano in another room I love old pianos. No, I didn't get a chance to play this one. Not sure it was playable.

I liked the shadow of this oil lamp.

Wood burning stove.

And finally we found an older structure. This near Gay Hill on Wolfe Creek Lane.

And just past that building we stopped on the RR tracks where I captured these two images.

 These are the smokestacks at the site of the Baylor Female College near Independence, TX.

 This was part of the original plantation house.

And the placard right next to the smokestacks.