Tehuacana, Texas

The morning sky is full of moisture, just waiting to fall down on us, as we play.  But the air is still so nice.  So we headed out to explore some more of Texas.  This time we headed North East.
First stop:  Tehuacana, Texas.
History:

The Town of Tehuacana, Texas, was established in 1847.  The town is the highest point in elevation between Dallas and Houston.  It is a beautiful little site, with lots of glorious trees, amongst, some very unique buildings.

The Welcome Sign to Tehuacana, Texas

 abandon town buildings

This building was empty except the exterior was full of cactus for sell.

Cup of Joe

This Coffee House was open for business.

 First Baptist Church side view

Front of the First Baptist Church 

 One of the old homes 

 William Rees, President of the University, but also the Stone Cutter.

 Tehuacana

 This cute letter box is for donations for the restoration of the bell tower.

 The Trinity University

built in 1869.

 

 Possible Dorm Rooms for the college

Tehuacana United Methodist Church

 In the town of Tehuacana there were two Churches and the population is 200 ish.

Also an earlier building the first Dorm Rooms.

Its raining, so i'm getting wet.

 The star flower is popping up again since we have all this moisture.

 Sitting on the highest point the University is a stately site.

Four floors.

 This rock was quarried locally to build this amazing structure.

The Bell Tower

 I love the fire slide for emergency exit from the upper floor.

Fire Slide

 The elegant window sills with stained glass windows.

Trinity University 1869-1902

Westminister College 1902 - 1972

Westminister College, (Trinity University) renamed in 1902

Tehuacana School 1923

 Ready to go back to school?

 Lots of different tree's in this small town very beautiful vegetation.

 Blurry photo of an old rock building.

 This old home is still occupied.

 Tehuacana is a quaint little village, with only a few residence, but it was fun to see the skeleton buildings, a town that was once an energetic community with college students and staff.  A tribute to our past and the efforts that they endured, and persevered to survive.