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Texas Flags Through History

 

Royse City Methodist Church Burned to the ground today. 29 May 2024

March 23, 2024 Old Pecan Tree

The History of Texas in 11 Minutes

The Texas Capitol: Building for the Ages

The Texas capital building is the seat of government for the state of Texas, located in downtown Austin. It is a historic landmark that was built from 1882 to 1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. It is one of the tallest state capitols in the nation, and it has a distinctive red granite exterior. The building houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and the Governor of Texas, as well as public art, museums, and gardens. You can learn more about the Texas capital building from these sources: Texas State Capitol - Wikipedia, SPB - Texas Capitol and Extension, Visit Texas State Capitol - Texas Capital Forum & Coalition.

Texas Cattle

 Texas cattle are a type of beef cattle that derive from the Spanish cattle brought to the Americas by the conquistadors. They are known for their long horns, which can span more than 8 feet from tip to tip, and their high tolerance of heat and drought. They are part of the cultural heritage of Texas and have a history of being used for ranching and rodeos. You can read more about Texas cattle from these sources: Texas Longhorn - Wikipedia, Texas Longhorns in State Parks, Texas Cattle Prices.

Deep In The Heart Of Texas Song

Buses Bringing Illegals Here

Over 80 buses arrived in Piedras Negras Coahuila Mexico yesterday. They were placed in a holding area but there were several violent fights and many left, crossing the Rio Grande.  This information, was given to me today, by a lady who lives in Eagle Pass, TX.  How can they cross the Rio Grande, without permission?  Isn't there enough border guards, to control and prevent this?  I don't think so......now, trouble will really begin.  Looting, raping, robberies, you name it...... 

People Ate These Foods Back in the 1800's

For those who had to purchase their food, one record notes the following retail prices in 1818 in Washington, D.C.: beef cost 6 to 8 cents a pound, potatoes cost 56 cents a bushel, milk was 32 cents a gallon, tea 75 cents to $2.25 a pound. Shoes ran $2.50 a pair. Clothing expenses for a family of six cost $148 a year, though the record does not indicate the quality of the clothes.

Historic Royse City, Texas

Royse City, Texas

Royse City is on State Highway 66, (old Hwy. 67 back then) five miles northeast of Rockwall in the northeastern corner of Rockwall County. It was named for G. B. Royse, who in 1886 platted the townsite and sold its first lots. People began settling in the area in 1885, when it became known that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad would be constructed through that part of the county. Many of the settlement's earliest residents and businesses were attracted from the nearby community of Fate, which the railroad had bypassed. The new community grew from the beginning. The first business, a general merchandise store, opened in December 1885 and was followed soon after by a variety of business houses, some of which were pulled on rollers from Fate. In 1886 a post office opened in Royse City. By 1890 the community had a population of 1,000, two cotton gins, a gristmill, and twenty businesses. It was first incorporated in 1891; this incorporation was voted out in 1902, only to be reinstated in 1906. In 1896 the number of businesses in the community stood at forty, and by 1898 local schools employed four teachers and registered 204 students. Considerable business in marketing, cotton trading, cottonseed oil manufacturing, and cotton ginning took place in the early twentieth century. By 1914 Royse City had a population of 1,300 and forty businesses. The population remained over 1,000 during the 1920s and 1930s, and in 1936 fifty-four businesses operated in the town. From 1950 to 1960 the population increased from 1,190 to 1,243, and the number of businesses declined from fifty-five to forty-five. By 1964 Royse City had decreased to a population of 1,100 but afterward grew to 1,535 in 1970, 1,566 in 1980, and 1,800 in 1988. The business community decreased in size between 1960 and 1970 but increased from forty businesses in 1980 to fifty-six in 1988. In 1990 the population was 2,206. The population was 2,957 in 2000.

This article was borrowed from a Facebook listing, called "Royse City Businesses", in the "I Love Texas" post.

Arlington National Cemetery Tribute

 

Services at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 2018.

Plastic Christmas Tree?

It seems every year that our City can't afford a fresh real Christmas Tree?  I haven't asked they yet, but my nosey ass, will get around to sending City Hall that question......... :)

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 I borrowed this picture.......

Flooding

Trump Visits

Harvey's Struck and Left Damage

Old Train Depot

This is a picture provided, by Delores Ballard a resident here during this era.  I remember walking to school, and passing it every morning.  Of course it was one of the buildings that didn't hang around.  It's no longer there, just a spot where it once was.

Save Callie........

I borrowed these pictures to give you insight to the importance of saving some of our history.


We've nicknamed our Historical Calaboose Callie! 
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Support Saving the Calaboose

Calaboose Restoration Project

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The Calaboose Jail in Royse City is surrounded by blooming trees all around it but it's not out of the woods yet. We are still raising money to repair and restore the Calaboose Jail before it crumbles and we loose this piece of history forever!

Purchase and personalize your brick today and your brick will be placed around the Calaboose Jail once it's fully restored!
http://thatsmybrick.com/ROYSECITYCALABOOSE

I am borrowing this post and putting it out there for all interested parties, who would like to invest in this local historical "jail".