2008-12-08
Hill Country
We decided to hang around Blanco another day and enjoy hill country. We walked into the small town of Blanco (population around 1300) to see the historic buildings. The town was settled in 1853 by pioneer stockmen, former Texas Rangers, immigrants and their families. In the afternoon we went for a drive and found out why the area is called hill country .... yup there are a lot of hills. The area didn't have a lot of roads but seem to have a lot of large ranches though we saw more sheep than we did cattle.
The courthouse was built in 1885 but only served the community for four years before the seat was moved to Johnson City after a controversial election.
Another one of the old buildings in town currently under restoration. Currently it houses an art gallery and a restaurant.
The town of Luckenbach is basically a store / restaurant where concerts and jam sessions are held. You can tell it is very popular with concert goers by the size and quantity of parking lots.
The courthouse was built in 1885 but only served the community for four years before the seat was moved to Johnson City after a controversial election.
Another one of the old buildings in town currently under restoration. Currently it houses an art gallery and a restaurant.
The town of Luckenbach is basically a store / restaurant where concerts and jam sessions are held. You can tell it is very popular with concert goers by the size and quantity of parking lots.
# posted by The Agnew Family @ 4:32 PM 
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