Battle Of The Benches abbott-texas The arrival of the railroad

The arrival of the railroad left St Dominic disconnected and out of the way

For years the church split the month between Baptist and Presbyterian services before the town's population declined to what it is today

and there's a bench blocking the front door of this old house

Evans Road was named for Robert B

is some 60 miles away to the east

Battle Of The Benches abbott-texas The arrival of the railroadWhile in Whitney, Texas, the most intriguing thing that I noticed were benches on Brazos St. that spanned half the block. Since 1922, old men would sit, chew tobacco, whittle, and gossip. In 1949, some ladies had requested to have the benches moved, so the Mayor had the Chief of Police move the benches to the alley. The "spit and whittlers" were outraged and called for a special election to have the benches rebuilt in their original location. However,