Lets start with the obvious. The Texas State flag. Have you ever noticed it is a small portion of the American flag, just much bigger?
Pecans - I thought Alabama had some big pecans, but Texas wins hands down. I have...
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A true Cheese Head
Anyone who knows me, knows I love cheese. When a recipe calls for cheese, I don't measure, I dump it in by the handful. The cheesier the better is the way I see it. (My boys disagree.)
Legend has it that thousands of years ago, an Arabian trader was crossing a rough, mountainous section of Asia....
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At the tippy top Northwest corner of Illinois, lies a town named Scales Mound, and driving the back roads of Scales Mound you will come to a place named Council Hill Station.
Council Hill Station came into existence when the railroad came through in 1854 and a Train Depot/Station was built. Back in the day, it...
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The Globe Father
Everyone knows I am a map freak. I will sit for hours studying a map as I try to decide where I will go next. In a small town in Western Tennessee lives a man who far surpasses me. Murray Hudson, a life long resident of Halls, Tennessee owns murray hudson Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints...
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