Abilene Texas

Buffalo Gap

/ Ed Armstrong
The judge used this actual table and court room!

The judge used this actual table and court room!

After working on projects and flights in the morning, I went to Buffalo Gap in the afternoon. This is a small community southwest of Abilene. They have a well-known historic village of old buildings converted into an amazing museum.

Help! the jail is gross.

Help! the jail is gross.

Although the town is called Buffalo Gap, the animals are really bison. They had a courtroom and actual table that used to be used by their judge in the 1870s! I sat in their chair and banged the gavel. Upstairs was the jail.

The train station had one waiting room for whites and a colored waiting room.

The train station had one waiting room for whites and a colored waiting room.

For some reason, I was drawn to the textures of this door.

For some reason, I was drawn to the textures of this door.

Abilene, Texas

/ Ed Armstrong
Wow! This was an impressive museum!

Wow! This was an impressive museum!

Abilene is a very nice community.

Abilene is a very nice community.

After a wonderful visit with John and Michelle, I left Georgetown (suburb northeast of Austin) and drove to Abilene. There was no rain in Georgetown or in Abilene, but I was in a huge downpour about half way through the trip. The Abilene RV park is amazing because it has 100 foot pull through sites in the whole park. There is also tons of space between sites. Having elbow room is always nice to enjoy!

This was a great place.

This was a great place.

There are many beautiful things in Texas.

There are many beautiful things in Texas.

As soon as I got the coach setup, I ate lunch and headed to Frontier Texas! It is a very impressive museum that is filled with videos of people playing different historic characters. I thoroughly enjoyed spending the whole afternoon looking at everything. The videos really brought the history to life. The whole museum was extremely well done.

Buffalo had a huge impact in this area of the country.

Buffalo (i.e., bison) had a huge impact in this area of the country.

Everything is big in Texas, including the skulls.

Everything is big in Texas, including the skulls.

I next drove to another historic site that was a fort back when there were wars between the Comanches, buffalo (bison) hunters (they specifically said buffalo, not bison, although I think they are bison), white settlers, and US soldiers. I then found a restaurant that had a Tex-Mex version of Mexican food. Very yummy indeed!

Gorgeous flags

Gorgeous flags