一大早 我們出發往西走
２７８號公路一路開去接６６號公路
經過Whichita Fall 後
經過一些農業小鎮
其中一個蠻有趣的是 Vernon
位於紅河附近
農業小鎮最重要的
便是 這ㄧ些的農作物處理廠
遠遠的看
感覺就很大
就近看
真的是好大
這真的是這一小鎮的命脈呀!
所以我們開到鎮中心
拜訪一下
到Sonic 點了最熟悉的Super Sonic Burito
ㄚ! 真的是讚呀!
看到這一老建築物
荒涼荒涼的
真的是不知道是以前蓋來做啥的
仔細一看
這是很老的舊加油站
連加油的機器都是當時的
不過很可惜的是沒有任何的說明
可以閱讀這一個加油站的歷史
這一幅壁畫劃了這一個城鎮的歷史及特色
這是一棟很老 廢棄的旅館
開到城外
及都是這樣的景況
我找了一下網路
找到了Vernon的ㄧ些資料
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The first settlers in Wilbarger County were the Doans family who came to the area in 1878. They settled on the Red River north of Vernon near a spot where the Western Trail of the famous Chisholm Trail crossed the Red River going north to cattle markets in Kansas. Millions of cattle were driven out of Texas to northern markets over this route. Judge Doan and C.F. Doan established a trading post at this point and the old building still remains. The Wilbarger County Historical Society has renovated the original adobe owned by C.F. Doan for a permanent historical attraction.
Just across the river from the Doan Community were the Comanche and Kiowa Indian Reservations. These Indians were food customers of the store. The nearest Post Office was Henrietta some 70 miles to the east. In 1879 a mail line was established from Wichita Falls to points north through Doan. A mail route was also established south to Seymour in 1880 and settlers began to move in very rapidly.
Wilbarger County was officially organized on October 10, 1881, and the county government was established at the time. A trading post was located at Condon Springs (now Hillcrest Country Club) and a community was established called Eagle Flat because of the many eagles nesting in the area. The Post Office Department later changed the name to Vernon in honor of Washington home, Mount Vernon. There being no mountains hereabouts, the ount?was dropped.
