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| EDOM historical sign |
The Texas Road Warriors with The Travelling Toe at the helm lite out for East Texas to make a day trip to the tiny town of Edom.
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| Welcome banner Edom |
The town is located in Van Zandt County. It was first established in 1849, then in 1852 a post office was opened and at that time the town it was called Hamburg. Then in 1855, the name of the town was changed to Edom for the name Esau was given in the book of Genesis. By 1860, Edom had a Baptist and a Methodist Church, a hotel, a Masonic Lodge, a sawmill, a tanyard, a wagon factory and a leather shop. Edom's schools opened in 1866 and in attendance were the children of Cynthia Parker.
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| Cynthia Parker |
For additional information on the story of Cynthia Parker, click on the link above.
There is an Edom Historical Society Museum but it was closed the day we visited. It would have been fun to tour it and see what they had on display. Maybe next time!
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| Edom Historical Society |
The town ebbed and flowed through to the 20th century. But In the 1960's artisans in pottery, jewelry, antiques and other crafts settled in the town. An annual arts and craft fair was established in 1972.
Edom Festival of the Arts
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| Directions to Shops |
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| Directions to Shops |
The shops that the Texas Road Warriors visited were:
Potter's Brown
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| Potter's Brown |
Ken Carpenter Jewelry
(Sorry no photo of the shop)
Arbor Castle Bird Houses
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| Arbor Castle Birdhouses |
Fat Goat Farm
Vintage Edom
After assisting the economy of Edom we were hungry and thirsty. So we opted for lunch at The Shed Cafe.
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| The Shed Cafe |
After lunch we drove to the Blueberry Hill Farms and found our thrill and beautiful, yummy blueberries. More on this site in a separate blog posting.
After the blueberry visit, we drove east and stopped at the Blue Moon Gardens center. Wow! They have lots of beautiful plants, flowers and vegetables as well as unique garden art..Blue Moon Gardens also has a separate posting.
By that time it was late afternoon and the day travellers decided it was time leave the slower pace of a small East Texas town and head back to the congested Metroplex.
We had a fun trip and are already looking forward to our next adventure back on the highways and byways of Texas.
| Map of Edom |
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