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Granbury, county seat of Hood County, lies thirty-six miles southwest of Fort Worth on the shore of Lake Granbury on U.S. Highway 377. In 1854 "Uncle Tommy" Lambert and Amon Bond led a group of emigrants, mostly from Tennessee, across the Brazos River to the west bank into traditional Indian territory. That same year, Elizabeth Crockett brought her family from Tennessee to settle on a league of land awarded by the Republic of Texas to heirs of men who fought in the Texas Revolution in 1836. In 1866 brothers J. and J. H. Nutt donated forty acres of riverfront property to form a new townsite, and Hood County was carved out of Johnson and Erath counties and named in honor of Gen. John Bell Hood. The new town was named for Gen. Hiram Bronson Granbury, who led Confederate troops from this area into battle during the Civil War. Three spirited elections were needed to make Granbury the county seat, instead of the older Glen Rose and Fort Spunky further south. The first two courthouses burned, the second one in 1875, at which time Somervell County was demarcated out of Hood County. Granbury's new three-story courthouse was built of Brazos limestone and had a lighted clock tower. The first public school in Granbury was taught by A. P. Harbin in 1871, the same year that the Methodists established the first church. A year later W. L. Bond founded the first newspaper, the Vidette. This was later taken over by Ashley Crockett, who had come to Texas in 1854. Granbury prospered as the trading center for much of north central Texas, marketing pecans, peanuts, peaches, grains, and cotton. Reunion Park, established in honor of returning Civil War veterans who met annually into the twentieth century, provided an active arena for trading and auctioning livestock. The county fair is held there annually. When the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway came through Granbury in 1887, travelers no longer had to ride thirty-five miles north to flag down the Butterfield Stages running from Sherman to El Paso. This rail connection spurred the construction of many buildings, mostly two story and built of limestone. There are thirty-nine such historic buildings in Granbury; many of them are on the courthouse square and house various business establishments. The Old Opera House, built in 1886, is a main tourist attraction, and the old red brick depot of 1887 is now the Genealogical Museum. In the last century these buildings were occupied by several saloons, gun shops, a bank, the sheriff's office and jail, a farm supply store, the Beef Market, and the Granbury House. These outstanding examples of nineteenth-century buildings are identified with state historical markers. A dam across the Brazos River at De Cordova Bend southeast of Granbury was completed in 1969, forming Lake Granbury. The town responded with new marinas and shopping malls to serve the expanding residential developments along the meandering riverbed. Further growth came with the construction of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in the 1980s, which brought in thousands of employees to Somervell and Hood counties. In 1990 Granbury's independent school district listed taxable properties amounting to more than $1 billion. The population in 1990 was 4,045. In addition to its historic square, Granbury's tourist attractions include facilities for golfing, fishing, and boating. The Granbury Queen, an old paddle wheeler, cruises the lake on weekends. Annual events include the Fourth of July Parade and the Bean Cook Off. The fifth annual reunion of the descendants of David Crockett was held in Granbury in 1990. Legend says that Jesse James retired in Granbury under an alias, and is buried in its cemetary. John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assasinator, is also said to have retired in Granbury as a bartender under the name John St. Helen.  Make Granbury your hideout! Visit the Granbury city website, the Events page, and contact the Granbury Chamber of Commerce.

  

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Accommodation Hotel/Motel Americas Best Value Inn & Suites 1614 Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.americasbestvalueinn.com Reservations: 888.315.2378 t: 254.897.2111 f: 254.897.2232 Map Glen Rose Inn & Suites 300 SW Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254.897.2940 f: 254.897.8800 e: glenrosehotel@valornet.com Map top Attractions Granbury Live 114 N. Crockett St., Granbury, TX 76048 www.granburylive.com t: 817.573.0303 toll free: 800.989.8240 e: info@granburylive.com Map Lone Star Lanes 1815 W Lingleville Rd., Stephenville, TX 76401 www.nctxonlineguide.com/lsl.html t: 254.968.0440 e: lonestarlanes_info@yahoo.com Map  top Churches Stephenville First Assembly Hwy 377 and 67 (across from the Sheriff's dept) www.cornerstoneforchrist.org  t: 254.918.5433 f: 254.965.0882 e: firstassembly@stephenville.com Map  top Eateries Bakeries Tiger Corner / Sub Express / Barnard St. Bakery 1110 NE Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.tigercorner.biz t: 254.897.3324 f: 254.898.8406 e: info@tigercorner.biz Map Coffee Bar Texas Treasures Coffee Bar, Designer Clothing, Unique Jewelry, Home Decor 103 Elm St, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254.897.9888 e: tmpearce1@windstream.com Map Restaurants Big Cup Eatery 226 SW Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose, TX 76043 www.nctxonlineguide.com/bigcup.html t: 254.897.3841 c: 254.396.3119 Map Chachi's Mexican Restaurant 800 Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.nctxonlineguide.com/chachis.html  t: 254.897.7504 c: 254.396.0922 Map Granny's Restaurant Family owned and operated  109 Hereford St, Glen Rose, TX 76043 t: 254.897.9773 Map Taqueria Rio Grande Authentic Mexican and Seafood Grill 509 Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254-897-9797 Map Texas Nutt House Restaurant 119 E. Bridge St, Granbury TX 76048 www.nutt-hotel.com t: 817.279.8688 Metro: 817.279.1207 Map top Florist Creations Flowers & Gifts Tuxedo Rentals, Invitations, Antiques too! 1001 NE Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.creationsflowers.net t: 254.897.1259 f: 254.897.9603 e: creationsflowers@windstream.net Map top Health Care Chiropractic Coble Chiropractic 507 SW Big Bend Trail, Ste. C, Glen Rose, TX 76043 t: 254.897.7447 f: 254.897.2099 e: coblechiropractic@valornet.com Map Dental Susan Baker, DDS 1104 Bluebonnet St, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.drsusanbaker.com t: 254.898.4646 f: 254.897.7321 e: sjbaker@windstream.net Map Pharmacies Best Value Medical Center Pharmacy Immunizations and Compounds too! 1100 Bluebonnet St, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.bestvaluepharmacies.com  t: 254.897.9917 f: 254.897.9919 Map top Home Services Plumbing Boyd's Plumbing Company Serving Somervell county and the surrounding areas http://boydplumbingco.net t: 254.897.3692 f: 254.897.1279 e: boydplumbingco@aol.com Well Drilling Pollock Well Drilling & Services Inc 2910 Hwy 67 N., Rainbow, TX 76077 t: 254.897.2350 f: 254.897.9613 e: pollockdrilling@valornet.com Map top Professional Services Business Consulting Powers Communication Serving all of North Central Texas www.nctxonlineguide.com/powerscom.html t: 254.436.0000 e: info@nctxonlineguide.com Computer Services John Cunyus - Mobile Computer Repair PO Box 482, Glen Rose, TX 76403 www.johncunyus.com/computerservice.html t: 254.897.4197 Toll Free: 888.896.6081 e: john@johncunyus.com Printing and Advertising Services Color Visual Concepts PO Box 250, Granbury, TX 76048 www.qualityprintingcheap.com Toll Free: 877.232.3624 f: 888.699.0392 top Ranch Services Well Drilling Pollock Well Drilling & Services Inc 2910 Hwy 67 N., Rainbow, TX 76077 t: 254.897.2350 f: 254.897.9613 e: pollockdrilling@valornet.com Map top Real Estate Agents Dinosaur Valley Reatly 1005 Big Bend Trail Ste. 4, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.dinosaurvalleyrealty.com t: 254.897.7158 f: 254.897.3602 c: 817.648.2122 e: scott@dinosaurvalleyrealty.com Map Home Inspectors Burgan Home Inspections Inspecting North / North Central Texas for over 20 years www.nctxonlineguide.com/burganinspections.html t: 254-898-0102 c: 817.379.9799 e: burganinspections@verizon.com Map top Retail Antique Texas Treasures Coffee Bar, Designer Clothing, Unique Jewelry, Home Decor 103 Elm St, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254.897.9888 e: tmpearce1@windstream.com Map Clothing Texas Treasures Coffee Bar, Designer Clothing, Unique Jewelry, Home Decor 103 Elm St, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254.897.9888 e: tmpearce1@windstream.com Map Jewelry Texas Treasures Coffee Bar, Designer Clothing, Unique Jewelry, Home Decor 103 Elm St, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254.897.9888 e: tmpearce1@windstream.com Map Specialty Creations Flowers & Gifts Tuxedo Rentals, Invitations, Antiques too! 1001 NE Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.creationsflowers.net t: 254.897.1259 f: 254.897.9603 e: creationsflowers@windstream.net Map Texas Treasures Coffee Bar, Designer Clothing, Unique Jewelry, Home Decor 103 Elm St, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254.897.9888 e: tmpearce1@windstream.com Map top Trash Service Lone Star Disposal 1201 NE Baranard St, Glen Rose TX 76043 t: 254.897.3406 f: 254.897.2871 e: lonestardisposal@valornet.com Map  top Utilities Southwest Water & Electric Energy Powers Serving all of North Central Texas and the World www.sweepcorp.com e: info@sweepcorp.com top Wedding Services Creations Flowers & Gifts Tuxedo Rentals, Invitations, Antiques too! 1001 NE Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.creationsflowers.net t: 254.897.1259 f: 254.897.9603 e: creationsflowers@windstream.net Map Tiger Corner / Sub Express / Barnard St. Bakery 1110 NE Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose TX 76043 www.tigercorner.biz t: 254.897.3324 f: 254.898.8406 e: info@tigercorner.biz Map top ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granbury%2C_Texas        http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/hgg3.html