Battle Of The Benches abbott-texas For years the church split

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

Texas as where The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake in 2003 was filmed

is some 60 miles away to the east

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

and Britton received the contract

Battle Of The Benches abbott-texas For years the church splitWhile 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,