We set off early Saturday morning to travel northward to photograph 16 more courthouses. The loop Sneed designed was around the Dallas/Ft Worth area. The weather was nice in the low 70s with a slight breeze prevailing at times. The only hiccup on this first leg of the trip was in Dallas. Explanation is further down.
As one can see, some of the courthouses will take one's breath away whilst others one doesn't even want to photograph. However, since we hope to compile a book of the 254 Texas county courthouses we have to take photos of them all.Here they are in the order in which they were taken.
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| Corsicana, Navarro County |
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| City Jail built in 1908 ~ City Mural on wall outside of the Library ~ Ornate Chase Bank Building all in Corsicana |
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| Athens, Henderson County ~ Tyler, Smith County |
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| 2 views of the Quitman, Wood County courthouse ~ one of several murals seen on the side of buildings |
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| Emory, Rains County ~ Kaufman, Kaufman County |
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| 2 views of the Canton, Van Zandt County courthouse ~ another mural |
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| Dallas skyline ~ The Majestic Theater ~ a nice building ~ Old Red, the name of the original Dallas County courthouse in Dallas. The GPS froze due to several tall buildings surrounding the car and we weren't able to find the newer courthouse. Fortunately the courthouse loop we were following had us visiting Fort Worth the next day and from there we were able to revisit Dallas without backtracking too many miles. |
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| The old and the new Denton County courthouses in Denton |
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| Familiar sights in Denton ~ Morrison's manufactures cornbread packets and other flour products and is the most recognizable landmark in Denton ~ Your friendly hometown bank ~ another mural this time on the old Opera House across the square from the courthouse |
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| Decatur, Wise County |
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| Ahhh, the pause that refreshes only it's not 5 cents anymore ~ An aptly named road sign albeit for an oil drilling site |
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