Tues. 8/21/07 ~ Dublin, TX to Fort Worth

We left Big Springs, TX and headed east toward Fort Worth. Our friend, Sandy West had suggested we take scenic loop off of Highway 20 and stop in Thurber and Dublin to see the historic sites. We stopped first in Thurber which was built as a company town owned entirely by the Pacific Coal Company. It was the first city to be fully electrified, and the first town to be unionized. They were known for their brick factory which made the bricks that line the streets of Forth Worth and parts of Dallas. From there we went to Dublin, TX to see the original Dr. Pepper factory. This particular factory still uses the original recipe with pure imperial sugar rather than corn syrup. The filling equipment is from the early 1900s and they still bottle there once a month in the old reusable bottles. Trying to get to the factory we went down a narrow street and a low hanging tree branch broke the dome cover on our satellite dish but fortunately nothing major was damaged. We continued on into Fort Worth and met up with Sandy and Joe West. We parked the motor home in a parking lot and they drove us around and showed us a little of the area and took us out to Vineyard Campground where we had planned to stay. Unfortunately, the campground was flooded and closed for the season so we stayed in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart near their home. After we got parked they drove us to downtown Forth Worth and we went to a great Cajun dinner at a restaurant called Razzoo’s. We went back to the motor home and visited until almost 2 in the morning.