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Small Town Courthouse

A beautiful retro building in a small town in central Texas.

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War Memorial

In downtown Abilene, the courthouse has this beautiful memorial outside the front door.  A soldier and an eagle.  As you walk through the display, you can see the names of the wars that have been fought that Abileneans have been part of.  

I never really examined the memorial so closely before.

The photo was taken on an overcast winter day.

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Eastland County Courthouse

This beautiful courthouse building is the Eastland County Courthouse located in Eastland, Texas. 

In 2000 the population of the county was a little over 17,000.

The structure is located in the center of the town.

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Anson Jones

A statue of Anson Jones in front of the Jones County courthouse in the center of Anson, Texas.

Anson Jones was the last President of the Republic of Texas.

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Shakelford County Courthouse 2

This beautiful building is the Shakelford County Courthouse located in Albany, Texas.  The photo was taken on a winter day, so the grass is brown and the trees are bare although there's a beautiful blue sky in the background. 

When the trees are in bloom it's much harder to see the structure.  There's a pretty gazebo in the yard at the corner of the courthouse building and off to the right side of the building near the sidewalk there are two stone tablets with the 10 Commandments on them.

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Comal County Courthouse

This beautiful limestone courthouse is located in New Braunfels, Texas, the county seat of Comal County.

New Braunfels is the largest city in Comal County.  It was settle by German immigrants and as of 2014 the population was 63,675.  The tower, seen in this photo, is 83 feet tall.

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Shakelford County Courthouse

This is the courthouse in the town square in Albany, TX, with a gazebo off to the side.  The building is sooooo beautiful.  It was built in 1883, by mostly Scottish stone masons.  They used native limestone which they brought to town from a nearby quarry.

My heart is grateful for:

my new pothos plant that is decorating my living room

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Taylor County Courthouse

A family at church was finally able to finalize an adoption that seemed to take forever to complete and some of us from church were at the ceremony to help them celebrate.  

Most of us went out for ice cream afterwards and we had a great time visiting and enjoying the kids.

My heart is grateful for:

the new member of a beautiful family