A lot of Brazoria County history is preserved in Angleton at the county museum, which features this image of Stephen F. Austin, who played a key role in settling Anglos in the area.
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- Brazoria County, TX
- The mouth of Chocolate Bayou.
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- Oyster Creek, TX
- The Village of Oyster Creek gets its name from thi...
- Don't bring your horse to the park.
- The local park in Oyster Creek is under surveillan...
- Oyster Creek has a significant industrial presence.
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- Surfside Beach, TX
- Can I get a witness? Not today.
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- Dow Chemical in Freeport, as seen from Surfside.
- The so-called "Pedestrian Beach" of Surfside.
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- The Southwest Trail Ride
- A Lone Star of Texas motif adorns this rig.
- The Triple B Riders came over from the Texas City-...
- Most of the participants on the Southwest Trial Ri...
- Most of the wagons are pulled by mules, but I don'...
- A rolling homage to Yosemite Sam.
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- The Southwest Trail Ride
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- This rig pulled its own outhouse.
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- Houston, TX (Galleria area)
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- Williams Tower, tinted red.
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- Inside the oval of the Water Wall.
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- Full frontal, slightly tinted.
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- The Williams Tower towering above.
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- Dallas, TX
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