- Jun 26, 2008
- 7,736
- 10,997
- Detector(s) used
- Ace 250 (2), Ace 300, Gold Bug 2, Tesoro Cortes, Garrett Sea Hunter, Whites TDI SL SE, Fisher Impulse 8, Minelab Monster 1000, Minelab CTX3030, Falcon MD20, Garrett Pro-pointer, Calvin Bunker digger.
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
PeteyGirl and I are on a new adventure. We started on May 10th in Tucson.
Ready to pull out!
We stayed the first night in Van Horn, TX. In the morning, we visited KENT, TX... a ghost town.
Founded in 1881, Kent never had a population of more than 60 people yet built a stone and brick school for the kids.
Kent was first called Antelope but was renamed after Andrew Kent, who died defending the Alamo. There are STILL only 60 residences but none live in the town. Probably live in surrounding farms.
Most of central and west Texas was part of a large inland sea. Most of the flat land is a bed of limestone. Limestone contains fossils. And we found many. These are the most notable.
On to Comfort TX...
Most of Comfort was built by "Freethinkers" from Germany. They were master builders in stone and wood. Many of the buildings were built from the local limestone. Here are a few:
This building had an interesting placard:
We took MANY pics of the beautiful buildings but will add this one.
We found "Augie" in the local cemetery.
And last but not least..... THE JAIL!
Stay tuned for leg 2, Comfort to Galveston! TTC
Ready to pull out!
We stayed the first night in Van Horn, TX. In the morning, we visited KENT, TX... a ghost town.
Founded in 1881, Kent never had a population of more than 60 people yet built a stone and brick school for the kids.
Kent was first called Antelope but was renamed after Andrew Kent, who died defending the Alamo. There are STILL only 60 residences but none live in the town. Probably live in surrounding farms.
Most of central and west Texas was part of a large inland sea. Most of the flat land is a bed of limestone. Limestone contains fossils. And we found many. These are the most notable.
On to Comfort TX...
Most of Comfort was built by "Freethinkers" from Germany. They were master builders in stone and wood. Many of the buildings were built from the local limestone. Here are a few:
This building had an interesting placard:
We took MANY pics of the beautiful buildings but will add this one.
We found "Augie" in the local cemetery.
And last but not least..... THE JAIL!
Stay tuned for leg 2, Comfort to Galveston! TTC