|
| |
TEXAS: They do things differently in
Texas and I like it! A great State, from the bustling City of Houston to the
coastal beauty of Galveston and then a massive contrast in San Antonio and the
Alamo, a magnetic attraction.
Please click on the heading or associated image to be taken to
the dedicated page covering the City or Tourist attraction.....
|
CROCKETT:
Named to honour David Crockett, Davy was recorded as
having passed through the area now known as Crockett on his way to the
Alamo.
The 'clickable' image depicts the historic 1893
Downes-Aldrich House.
|
 |
|
GALVESTON:
An
The 'clickable' image depicts one of the Wharf's reaching out
into the Gulf of Mexico.
|
 |
|
HOUSTON:
The 'clickable' image depicts part of the Sam Houston
Statue in Hermann Park.
|
 |
|
SAN ANTONIO:
An
The 'clickable' image depicts a Clock Tower with the Flag of
Texas, overlooking the Alamo.
|
 |
|
THE ALAMO, SAN
ANTONIO:
The Alamo, completed in 1718
as the 'Mission San Antonio De Valero' the Alamo was one of five Missions
built along the shores of the San Antonio River. The Alamo commemorates the
valiant efforts of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, Colonel Travis and 186
volunteers who sacrificed their lives in the struggle to achieve Texas'
independence.
The
'clickable' image depicts part the original facade of the Alamo.
|
 |
|
WACO:
Waco is centrally located
between Austin and Dallas, Texas. The city was founded in 1849 by the Huaco
Indians, a tribe that inhabited the area of the modern downtown Waco and the
city is located at the Brazos River.
Waco was the birthplace of the
Dr Pepper and major tourist attractions include the Waco Suspension Bridge,
the Washington Avenue Bridge, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum and the
Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
The 'clickable' image depicts the Waco Suspension Bridge
opened in 1870 as a Toll Bridge. |
 |
|
THE TEXAS RANGER
HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, WACO:
The Museum contains a wide range of armament, photos and
statues commemorating the sometimes colourful history of the Texas Rangers.
The 'clickable' image depicts part of a statue commemorating
the Texas Rangers. |
 |
|
