Hico was town 4 of 4 on our Thursday day trip during Spring Break 2010. This turned out to be quite an enjoyable town to visit! As I researched Hico on the internet, I saw a picture of the bank and knew I had to get that picture. This is the picture I took. I edited it and made it monochrome for that "old look".
Downtown Hico was fun and interesting.
More downtown Hico.
This was our first "Hico sign" as we were driving into town.
We could not find the "official" town sign. I asked a shop keeper downtown where it might be. She must have been connected cause she called City Hall and said "Hi (calling whoever answered by name), this is Shy..." and she asked about the sign. They didn't have the answer so she called some other city official she knew by name and got the answer for us.
Hico (pronounced "high-coh") is a city in Hamilton County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,341 at the 2000 census. Each July, Hico hosts the Hico Old Settlers Reunion.Ollie P. Roberts a/k/a "Brushy Bill", a resident of Hico, claimed to be Billy The Kid. Although his claim has been largely discredited by historians, Hico has capitalized to a small extent on his fame (or infamy) by opening a "Billy The Kid" museum where visitors can decide whether Brushy Bill was or was not the infamous outlaw. (Hico, TX web page)
Amanda demonstrating her flair for the dramatic and for fun posing in front of a Billy the Kid statue.
The Billy the Kid museum wasn't all that exciting, but the story was interesting.
I can't remember if this was supposed to be an actual jail cell that held Billy the Kid or not. It was a fun picture nonetheless.
OK, these things always look goofy, but why is it we always want to stop and get our picture taken anyway?
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