Graham-Jacksboro Tx

Parker County Court House, Weatherford TxThe Mineral Springs Hotel of Years gone by
The old Jail in Graham Tx
On February 15, 1877 the city was the site of the organizational meeting of the group that became the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, created to police ranching and put a stop to cattle rustling. Founding officers included pioneer ranchers James C. Loving (son of Oliver Loving), Col. C.L. (Kit) Carter, and C.C. Slaughter. A three-story limestone courthouse was built in 1884, The 1884 structure's east door still stands on the courthouse square.
From 1879-1896,. The town's population grew slowly until 1917, when oil was discovered nearby; the population tripled from 878 in 1900 to 2,544 in 1920. According to a mural on the courthouse depicting the arrival of the Graham brothers, the town square is physically the largest of any in the country.
Graham is also one of only a handful of towns in Texas still to have an operational drive-in theater.

Runaway Bay near Jacksboro Tx
Beautiful day in Graham Tx
The dam over the Brazos River near Possum Kingdom St Park
Possum Kingdom Lake
Hiking along the Brazos River banks
Sister Nelson led the way down the hiking trail
It was a beautiful day for a hike on the 3rd of January
Big celebration and parade at TCU in Fort Worth
What a year for the Horned Frogs13-0 Season capped by the win at the Rose Bowl
Jack n Gaye