Real County Centennial Countdown April 2012-April 2013 As part of our Real County Centennial Countdown, each month County Progress will check in with the Real County Centennial Steering Committee. This month we join members of the committee at the Real County Historical Museum Open House, which took place Sunday, June 3rd. Allyne Patterson Crider … [Read more...] about Real County Centennial Countdown
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Real County Centennial Countdown
“We like to plan early here in Real County,” said County Judge Garry Merritt. So much so that preparations to commemorate the county’s centennial – in 2013 – are well underway. Real County will turn 100 in April of next year, but will celebrate January through December. As part of our Real County Centennial Countdown, each month County Progress will check in with … [Read more...] about Real County Centennial Countdown
Monuments of Justice: Real County Courthouse
County Seat: Leakey * Population: 2,999
The Real County Courthouse was designed in a simple, pedimented Classical Revival style by A. Reuter. Fashioned of local stone, the county capitol was completed in 1917, remodeled in 1956, and expanded in the 1970s. Real County, created from Bandera, Edwards and Kerr counties, was organized in 1913. The county name honors prominent businessman and state senator Julius Real, … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Real County Courthouse