Real County, Texas
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Real County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,758. The county seat is Leakey. The county is named for Julius Real, a fo
The Real County Courthouse in Leakey, built in 1918 from local limestone, and renovated in 1978
Veterans Memorial at Real County courthouse
The Real County Historical Museum is located in a rustic building in Leakey.
Open gate to a grassy field in Real County
Frio River
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The Frio River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. The word frío is Spanish for cold, a clear reference to the spring-fed coolness of the river.
Real County, Texas
…abandoned ruins of the San Lorenzo mission. 1868: Theophilus Watkins, F. Smith and Newman Patterson construct a gravity flow irrigation canal from the Frio River that operates for a century. 1879: Indians attack and kill Jennie Coalson, wife of Nic Coalson, and two children at Half Moon Prairie…
The Frio River flows through Garner State Park in Uvalde County, Texas.
Cypress trees line the waters of the Frio River, located in the Texas Hill Country.
The Frio River snakes through Garner State Park, located in Uvalde County, Texas, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.
The Frio River winds along the east side of Garner State Park (on the left, showing a dam that forms a swimming area).