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From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Road Trip Stop No. 16: The Fouke Monster and… Continue reading We visited the home of the legendary Fouke Monster and the ‘Legend of Boggy Creek’

From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Road-Trip Stop No. 15: Texarkana Texarkana, a town located… Continue reading The real ‘Town That Dreaded Sundown:’ A tour of Texarkana

From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. The map is below. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Road-Trip Stop No. 13: Fort… Continue reading A trip to the Fort Worth Stockyards is like visiting the Wild West of old

From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. The map is below. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Stop No. 11: World’s Richest… Continue reading Field of oil derricks in downtown Kilgore, Texas, commemorate World’s Richest Acre

From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. The map is below. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Stop No. 10: Dalton Gang’s… Continue reading The last robbery committed by one of the Dalton Gang took place in Longview, Texas: Road-trip recap