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| Wills Point TX picture from the internet |
Recently, The Travelling Toe and a Dear Friend journeyed to the small East Texas town of Wills Point. The reason for the day trip was for the friend to visit relatives who had just recently located there. The town of 3,524 is just off Highway 80 in northwestern Van Zandt County.
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| Willis Point downtown scene |
Wills Point was founded in 1873 and was named for pioneer Williams Wills. He arrived in the area around 1848. The arrival of the Missouri-Pacific Railroad helped the town grow.
In the 1920's the streets in the downtown area were laid with red bricks on packed stand and the are still in use currently. The city also boasts that many of the original buildings that over 100 years old are still in use.
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| Jack O'Lantern hay bale |
We had a yummy lunch at "Nanna and Papa's Blue Bird Cafe". It looks like a cafe you see in so many small Texas towns. We each had ordered something different and it was all good.....with the french fries just coming out of the vat - warm and delicious.
One of the stops we made was the Wills Point High School - home of the Tigers. The high school has a large FFA program with numerous buildings to support the program. We did see some delightful Halloween scenes that the students had assembled for credit.
By that time it was early afternoon and wanting to avoid heavy rush hour traffic, we made our adieus to Wills Point. We did make one stop on the way home. There is a new pit stop destination just off Highway 80 - Buc-ee's. It is a fun place to stop, refuel, both the car and the body and just look around at all the stuff they have for sale. Plus there are lots of restrooms (even on the women's side) and are kept clean and tidy.
Another fun day on the highways and byways of Texas!
(photos by The Travelling Toe)
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