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The Blanco County courthouse Johnson city is the county seat for Blanco County, which was created...
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All decked out for Christmas. (Carol took this photo.) Johnson City has one of the largest Christmas light...
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The Perdernales Electric Company building & grounds decked out for Xmas with 1 MILLION lights!. Guess...
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The old Crofts Feed Mill my 2nd favorite attraction in town. The mill was originally built in...
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Some of Crofts' collection of gadgets Charles Trois, an artist, entrepreneur, inventor & musician, bought the...
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"Trompe loeil" tower The "trompe loeil" (trick the eye) paintings on the old tower,...
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Closeup
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The armadillo in the sunset
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More gadgets on the walls
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More yet......
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Life-sized effigy on the balcony.... Looks like an Indian maiden? I wonder if the mill is haunted???
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Warning, Texas style........
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This old building next to the mill may have been the office? For more info on the mill, check here:...
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The Johnson City Bank building This limestone building, now the Johnson City Bank, was under construction in...
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The Kirchman Gallery, on Nugent Street featuring a wonderful collection of paintings & photography. More...
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Another section of Nugent Street showing the fieldstone library. The Kirchman Gallery is on the far right.
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This Tea Room, on Nugent, is located in an historic 1890's hotel. It may or may not be an...
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The Friendly Bar, on Nugent, across the street from Carol's gallery. The history of The Friendly Bar...
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Live entertainment on weekends The large whimsical mural in the bar titled "Friendly Bar Customers Past...
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Black Spur Emporium courtyard They're at the corner of Nugent, next door to Carol's gallery....
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View of the feed mill from their courtyard.
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Note especially the chandeliers
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The crane & the drug store Indian at least I think that's a crane?? This log cabin on their spacious...
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Pelts, longhorns & John Wayne memorabilia in the log cabin.
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How about the neat long horn chair?
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and this hammered metal bath tub?
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on Main Street = Hwy 290 The shop on the left is a florist/beauty parlor. Note the old bank.
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Shades of the wild west, at the corner
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The popular Silver K Cafe is in the old lumber yard. This is where we had our incredible traditional...
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The city park, all decked out for Xmas Note the courthouse dome in the background.
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LBJ's boyhood home The house is across the street from the post office.
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Another information sign
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A different view, taken from the post office across the street, with the town water tower in the background.
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Johnson settlement trail (0.4 miles) leads to the frontier home of LBJ's paternal grandparents, Sam...
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El Charro Restaurant on Hwy 290 on the edge of town, has the biggest & best breakfast tacos...
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The post office
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This is pecan growing country & it was pecan harvesting time when I was there.
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First Baptist church (est 1879) The first church was destroyed by fire in 1966 & replaced by this one in...
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The historic plaque
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The church building
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