This quilt in the museum reflects the early history of Brazoria County. Note the sailboats headed up The Brazos River, which was called "Brazos de Dios," or Arms of God, when Mexico owned what is present day Texas.
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- Brazoria County, TX
- The mouth of Chocolate Bayou.
- Chocolate Bayou, looking south, from the Farm to M...
- 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.
- Brazosport's only radio station, KBRZ-AM, is locat...
- Surfside Beach, TX
- Can I get a witness? Not today.
- Under the Texas Open Beaches law, all of this is t...
- Beach erosion, a never-ending problem. Galveston u...
- Dow Chemical in Freeport, as seen from Surfside.
- The so-called "Pedestrian Beach" of Surfside.
- I don't know the story behind this place, just tho...
- The fishing pier. It's longer and nice than the on...
- 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.
- "My heart's calculatin', my true love will be wait...
- A few minutes earlier, this trail rider was on a c...
- The Southwest Trail Ride
- The riders followed FM 521 through Rosharon and lu...
- This covered wagon from Pearland was outfitted wit...
- This group of riders preceded the main wagon train...
- These cowgirls from Angleton said a good time was ...
- This rig pulled its own outhouse.
- Pimp my covered wagon?
- These riders came down from Arkansas. Here, they'r...
- Houston, TX (Galleria area)
- Houston has more trees than out-of-towners think. ...
- The Water Wall, as viewed from the 4th floor of th...
- The new wing of the Galleria features a fountain i...
- From across the vacant field that separates the Wa...
- Williams Tower, tinted red.
- The Manhattan, a new condo building, is across the...
- A fully saturated shot of a homeless guy. Don't wo...
- Homeless guy again.
- Inside the oval of the Water Wall.
- It's a good place to relax, and usually not too cr...
- It's a popular place for photographers. This young...
- Full frontal, slightly tinted.
- Tinted. Crazy, man, crazy.
- I made this shot grainy.
- The Williams Tower towering above.
- Water flowing down the outside wall.
- Up close, you'll get a little water spray on you, ...
- Dedication plaque. Philip Johnson died a month ago...
- Visitors typically park in the tow zone by the Wat...
- The Williams Tower was originally known as the Tra...
- Yet another view.
- Dallas, TX
- The Big D skyline from I-35 approaching from the s...
- Hunter S. Thompson, 1937-2005
- OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- I don't know if this young girl lost her life in t...
- A memorial.
- A memorial.
- A memorial.
- A memorial.
- A weather-beaten, framed portrait of Jesus hangs o...
- Museum exhibits are housed in the building beyond ...
- Empty chairs on the south side of the memorial rep...
- A shallow reflection pool dominates the memorial's...
- The east end of the memorial. The same inscription...
- The west end of the memorial.
- Portions of the original Murrah building walls, se...
- ANGLETON, TX
- Some people in Angleton raise cattle.
- There is a major rail spur in Angleton. Sometimes ...
- Another view of the tracks.
- Angleton is "Home of the Fighting Wildcats." Their...
- The south side of the Brazoria County Courthouse.
- "The Plantation Bell."
- An explanation of the Plantation Bell that on disp...
- The Brazoria County Historical Museum is located i...
- This plaque explains the history of the "Old Brazo...
- This quilt in the museum reflects the early histor...
- A bust of Stephen F. Austin, located on the second...
- Angleton City Hall, a clean, well-lighted place, l...
- QUINTANA, TX
- The Intracoastal Waterway separates Quintana from ...
- Quintana has a beach erosion problem, just like ev...
- Quintana doesn't allow vehicles on its portion of ...
- "Get Your Grub On!" says the homemade ad on the le...
- This jack-up oil drilling rig has been sitting her...
- The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, as illu...
- Bird watchers like Quintana.
- This is one of Quintana's primary watering holes. ...
- LAKE JACKSON, TX
- The solar panels that provide energy for illuminat...
- FREEPORT, TX
- The major endeavor in Brazosport is the petrochemi...
- One of the more unusual edifices in Freeport is on...
- Fishing vessels moored at Freeport Harbor stand re...
- An old car dealership in downtown Freeport that wa...
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