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We arrived at the Swisher County Courthouse around 8 a.m. and due to clouds it was still nearly dark.
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1920 Obelisk original Ozark Trail Marker. Ozark Trails Association maintained a network of locally owned roads and highways predating the United States federal highway system.
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Pretty gazebo on the courthouse square.
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One of two Quanah Parker Arrows in Tulia. The other is on the outskirts and we drove to visit it after doing the walk.
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Beautiful old Santa Fe Depot is now a community center.
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Baggage cart display at the depot.
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Ed found a quarter in the street.
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First Presbyterian Church.
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Old First Methodist Church - the new one next door isn't nearly as pretty.
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Part of a "Greeting from Tulia" mural.
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Old Santa Fe depot moved here from Kansas.
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Silhouette bison on the bank sign.
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Mural on the Volunteer Fire Department.
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Nice old Junior High School, built before the WPA.
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Swisher County Veterans Memorial at the VFW post.
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This Air Force Jet is also displayed at the VFW post.
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The pink 1936 County Marker on the courthouse square.
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Old movie theater undergoing restoration.
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The town's third depot is another Santa Fe Depot. This one moved here from Happy, TX.
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The lovely 1909 Renaissance courthouse was made over in 1962. They removed the tower and turned it into this!!!
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Marker on courthouse lawn celebrating Swisher County's centennial in 1990.
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