Back again with some more pictures of historic homes in Castroville, Texas. I wish that I could show all of the historic homes in one blog and give the history of each but there is not enough room tdo so. However here are some more pic
tures with names and dates of construction. Move pointer across picture for description and age.
There is so much history and so many historic homes in Castroville it is hard to choose your favorite one. These pictures are of The Tarde Hotel built in 1852 by Victor and Clarissa Tarde, natives of Calais, France. In his book, "A Journey Through Texas" Fredick Law Olmstead wrote of his arrival at Castroville in 1853: Upon the banks of the Medina River stands Castroville, a village containing a colony of Alsatians, who proudly call themselves Germans, but who speak French or a mixture of French and German.
There were many famous clients that stayed at this hotel, Robert E. Lee, Ronald S. MacKenzie, John Bell Hood, Edward Ord and Abner Doubleday were just a few. The currant owner is Jessie Caseres.
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Located in Montana, North and South Dakota also into Canada. Check it out on The Free Site, wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_Formation. This area is known as the Williston Basen there is enough light sweet oil to power America for 41 years being the largest reserve in the world. We have more oil in this compact area than in all of the Middle East. We need action in Washington. Read this report and ask questions.
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