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Monday, July 8, 2013

Hico--a great example of a real Texas town!

Hico (pronounced high-co), was first settled beginning in 1854. It has a colorful history, very typical of Texas Hill Country towns.
Old country farm house
Pioneer log cabins













Being a true old West Texas town, Hico has a unique downtown area, replete with legends and tales of Billy the Kid, a famous Old West outlaw. Tribute may be the wrong word, but the town does acknowledge its unique touch to history with this character from the Old West! Take a drive with me around old Hico and enjoy this true Hill Country Texas town.....



See the wavy old glass?

Every respectable Old West town had an "opera" house!



Note the Billy the Kid sign--close to one of his "hangouts"




A tribute(?) to Billy the Kid

Old carriage house/stable

Maybe the old blacksmith's shop?
Hico is truly a finely preserved example of an original Hill Country/Old West town. I hope you enjoyed the tour through the old downtown. It might not be old according to the rest of the world's standards, but for Texas, it is a great example!

We would be remiss if we didn't stop by a founder's home and then sample the pie (everything is always BIGGER in Texas) at the cafe next door.....

The Wiseman House has one of those famous Texas wrap-around porches!
Lemon creme, caramel, and chocolate chip pecan. Yummmm!
And since I mentioned that everything is BIGGER in Texas, here are a few humorous examples that we spied on our way out of town and towards the Interstate as we headed back home!

A couple of gigantic spurs!

This is the biggest rocking chair I have ever seen!



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