If you only saw the Fannin County Courthouse in Bonham five years ago and then saw it again now, you’d swear it was not the same building. After a four-year restoration that cost $27.8 million, it is utterly transformed. The beautiful French Second Empire-style courthouse with elaborate stonework and soaring clock tower is back after
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Rob Hodges
Each October, Texas Archeology Month celebrates the state’s history and heritage through the lens of archeology. What started decades ago as a relatively small weeklong celebration, could not remain diminutive—not in the Lone Star State! The commemoration has grown into one of the biggest, if not the biggest, state celebrations of archeology in the country.
Each October, dozens of historic sites, museums, universities, county historical commissions, and archeological facilities across Texas host public events and activities focused on archeology. Texas Archeology Month (TAM) takes a look at the broad sweep of human history in Texas…
Wanna get away? Of course you do—we’ve all been a bit stir crazy! The question is how to travel safely. Many Texas Historical Commission (THC) state historic sites have expansive grounds that offer both heritage tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities.…
Known as the “Broadway of America,” the Bankhead Highway was one of the nation’s earliest transcontinental roadways, stretching from Washington, D.C. to San Diego, California. In Texas alone, it ran 850 miles from Texarkana to El Paso. Today, heritage travelers…
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