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The Round Top Antiques Fair is a large, week-long antiques show held thrice annually in Round Top, Texas. Started in 1968, the show features country, Americana, European country and formal furniture accessories. The show incorporates the three nearby towns of Burton, Warrenton, and Carmine as well.
The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, includes Avenue B. The name 'strand' for Ave. B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name "Ave. B", changed the name of the street on his stationery to "Strand", thinking that the name (named after a street in London) would have ...
Jefferson, Texas Neighboring the Big Cypress Bayou in swampy East Texas, this general store has supplied the port town sharing its name since the 1870s with hardware, antiques, handmade pecan ...
Local developer and antiques dealer Ray Winkelmann purchased and collected about 150 historical buildings. In 1983, he purchased a five-acre plot outside of Brenham, on U.S. Route 290, and moved 19 buildings to the property. The restored structures included schoolhouses, plantation houses, a saloon, and a general store.
Georgetown, Texas With less hubbub and traffic than nearby Austin, yet loaded with old time charm, a lively arts scene, and antique stores, scenic Georgetown is full of diverse activities for ...
Pages in category "Defunct department stores based in Texas" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
By 1950, the number of businesses in Warrenton had declined to seven, and the population held at 180. By 1985, the population was down to fifty, but twelve antique stores had opened and St. Martin's Church, at twelve by sixteen feet proclaimed the world's smallest Catholic church, attract visitors. The population reached sixty-five in 2000.
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