2021-10-18 Glen Rose Texas

While a large group of women that stayed another day were busy watching the Dallas Cowboys football game on Frankie's outside TV, I decided to see a little more of Glen Rose. Right across the road from the Oakdale RV Park is the City of Glen Rose Big Rocks Park. This is a nice place to walk or hike. 

It's right along a river and there is a dam with a way to cross the Paluxy river.

And then there is a whole field of very large rocks.

After checking out the park, I headed a few blocks down the road to the town center. As is the case with many Texas towns, the courthouse anchors the town square.

These are the Barnard's, the first family of Glen Rose. The main street is named after them.

Charles and his brother George operated a trading post on the Brazos River. They did a lot of trading with the Comanche Indians and treated them fairly. One of their barters included the freeing of captive Juana Cavasos, the daughter of a wealthy south Texas family. Charles and Juana were married in 1848. Sometime later, after most of the Indians were relocated to reservations, they bought land and established Barnard's Mill which was later renamed Glen Rose. In 1870 they moved back to the Brazos River site but Glen Rose survived.

There is a museum which I will check out on my next trip to the area.

Many of the stores were not open since it was Sunday.

Somerville County history......

Lots of Halloween and Fall decor.

Two places that were open were "Step Back in Time" and "Pie Peddlers".

Step Back in Time had counters of candy to tempt.

Lots of items to look at on the old fashioned shelves.

And an old fashioned lunch and soda counter. They had different kinds of sandwiches which were made in a kitchen at the back of the store as well as........

Lots of ice cream and fountain type items.

Right next store was "Pie Peddlers". One of the other women gave their pies a try on an earlier day and reported that they were very good. I can vouch for the ice cream at "Step Back in Time".