Our time spent here in Round Rock, has allowed us to visit some unique places. Like the birthplace of the Dr. Pepper soda and bottling plant, Texas ranger museum and a stop in at the Chip and Joanna Magnolia store.
Dr Pepper is America’s unique flavor and was created, manufactured and sold beginning in 1885 in the Central Texas town of Waco.
History of Dr. Pepper - Clicky
A few photos, of our visit:
From there we also stopped into the Texan Ranger Museum. I normally do not take photos inside museum. This is due to light and the glass:
Along our walk downtown we always run into some fun finds:
Along our road trips took us to the Town of Georgetown. North of Round Rock, about 10 miles. Our walk this time took us to a famous courthouse. Famous by being the first place to win a court case against the KKK.
Your Honor
Another unique place was this church, it is open to the public and on certain days a docent is available. Jus too many thing to remember all about it.
The above photo of this Bible, long with other items will no longer be available, as the items will be transfer to another museum. Once there they will no longer be made available to the public for handling.
Our final stop was a town just east of us. To hear about it, you assume it was a large historic downtown area. The biggest draw? Hippopotamus. Yes, Hippopotamus. It seems the town is overrun with Hippos. I just had to see this unique place, Oh, history you ask?
At this point, you may be asking: “what’s up with the hippos?” Local legend says that a hippo escaped from a circus train that stopped in Hutto in 1915. The hippo nestled itself into a local creek and the ensuing romp to recapture it would change the town forever. Soon after, the town’s high school adopted the hippo as its mascot, and today Hutto is the only municipality in the United States to have the animal as its talisman. In fact, there are as many as 4,000 hippo statues throughout town, including Henrietta, a 14,000-pound concrete statue that stands in Hutto’s Old Town.
Oh no, Tilly is Hippo Bait.
Susan Saved her just in time.
Safe Travels and Journeys
DaGirls Rv
Susan, Tilly, Dakota and me
Dale, great posts. You are a natural “story teller”. This is a compliment!
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We just left Bastrop, TX. Wild storms last night , little sleep. KOA where were is evacuating due to anticipated flood levels in Colorado River.
On our way to Ft Sill, OK.
Regards, Hank and Ellen