October has been a very busy month. I've visited and photographed 10 county seats and re-visited a few more. New counties included Refugio, San Patricio, Kleberg, Kenedy, Nueces, Aransas, Calhoun, Webb, Zapata, and Jim Hogg. I also re-visited Jackson, LaSalle, and Live Oak counties.
Highway 35, northbound between Rockport and Port Lavaca on Sunday, October16, 2011.
Most importantly, on October 27 I reached the halfway point of my journey: county seat number 127! The honor goes to Laredo, seat of Webb County. Thankfully, Webb County has preserved its beautiful 1909 courthouse and erected additional county buildings as need for new space arises, rather than demolishing the "old" courthouse to make way for a "new" building. I received a warm welcome at the historic courthouse and a personal, guided tour of the building.
Webb County courthouse, Laredo, Texas. 1909. Alred Giles, architect.
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