Plus dispatches from SandFest, farewell to Gary Oliver, and more
It’s time to enjoy the May weather and rediscover two recently restored historic sites, plus lots of fun festivals around the state.
The 190-year-old Fanthorp Inn in Anderson served as a community center and waystation for more than 30 years in the early days of Texas. After a major restoration project, the former inn is ready to welcome visitors back.in 1834 in a two-room log cabin at the crossing of two stagecoach and mail routes. He enlarged the building into a two-story, 18-room hotel that operated until 1867.
The traditional grass house at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site outside of Alto will be part of the site’s grand reopening on May 18.have survived for more than a thousand years, but in a few minutes in 2019 two tornadoes severely damaged the modern buildings at the site. There was one fatality and more than 30 people were injured while attending a cultural day atwill have its grand reopening. The day begins with a ribbon-cutting and continues with activities throughout the afternoon.
A bronze American alligator is part of the Waco Sculpture Zoo along the Brazos River Park. Six of the real reptiles have been spotted in the river, but officials don’t think they pose a threat to people and pets using the hike-and-bike trail.has known about the reptiles for a couple of years and thinks the animals may have had human help getting to Waco. In a news release late last month, the.
Gary Oliver in Greece shortly after the One Knite in Austin closed in 1976. The co-owner of the famous Austin bar passed away on April 1 at the age of 77.that Stubb’s Bar-B-Q now occupies was the musical launching pad for some of the biggest names in Austin music.and Soap Creek Saloon got most of the attention, deservedly so. But the scruffy downtown joints like Split Rail, Chequered Flag, Alamo Lounge and theare where the Austin club scene, the one that lives on today, was being born.
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