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Confederate Veterans Memorial, Comanche County

Description: Photograph of a Confederate Veterans Memorial, Comanche County located on the Courthouse grounds. It reads: "Confederate Veterans. Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it, for four weary years these brave men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and facing death carried the banners of the Confederacy. THese soldiers offered their lives on the altar of their country's liberty. Dedicated … more
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona, historic plaque

Description: Photograph of a historic marker on the Crockett County Courthouse building. It reads: "Crockett County Courthouse, built 1902. Second courthouse for county. American Gothic architecture, planned by Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo. Material is fine stone quarried nearby on Meyer and Couch Properties. Cost $30,000. Early day community social center. Used for cowboy dances, box suppers, Christmas trees, roundup celebrations. In 1909 Arc light was added to steeple to signal sheriff and guide travelers… more
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Crockett Memorial, Ozona, plaque

Description: Photograph of a plaque at the foot of the Crockett memorial in Crockett County. It reads: "William Mozart McVey. 1905-1995. A versatile sculptor of people, animals, birds and religious symbols, McVey attended the University of Texas and taught art there and at Rice University. He played football at Rice under the legendary coach John Heisman in 1924. McVey studied and taught at Cranbrook Art Institute, graduated from the Cleveland Art Institute, was a U. S. Air Force Major in World War II and t… more
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Davis Mountains State Park, prickly pear and cholla

Description: Photograph of prickly pear and cholla plants at the Davis Mountains State Park. There is a prickly pear cactus in the center foreground and a second in the upper-left part of the image, both bearing ripe tuna. The cholla cacti are visible directly behind the central prickly pear; yucca and other plants are also visible in the area. In the background, there is a rocky ridge covered in scrub and buildings visible in the valley areas.
Date: August 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
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