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Wingate, round 2
The second in a very short series* of shots from Wingate, another one of the little towns that gets smaller very day.
It’s not like it was ever that big, I guess; the population seems to have peaked at 250 in the 1940s. At that time, the town had a school, a bank, and a post office. In 1991, the school district was absorbed by another town. The population dropped to 132 in 2000, and it wasn’t even listed in the 2010 count.
Wingate, Texas
*Two
photographed 5.3.2009
Wind energy
The ruins of a roadside business frame the future – there are so many wind farms in this part of the state that it’s impossible to count the towers.
Nolan County, Texas
photographed 1.19.2009
If you need to stop for the night
Say you’ve decided to check out the West Sweden Cemetery for yourself, and need a place to spend the night. You might check here first, seeing as it’s got refrigerated air as well as vented heat. I’m not all that sure what “vented heat” is, but it must be nice if a fancy place like the Hi-Way Motel has it.
Brady, Texas
photographed 1.19.2009
West Sweden Cemetery
Don’t get confused by the foliage – the West Sweden Cemetery is actually located in McCullogh County, Texas, near the town of Brady.
It’s sort of a sad ending for Sr. Nandin. The cemetery registry lists his name as “Joaquin Nandin Fallecio”, even though “fallecio” means “died.” Either way, he was 55 when he passed away in 1929, and he was, as the marker says, remembered by his children.
McCullogh County, Texas
photographed 1.18.2009
There’s just the one terminal
Well, sure the sign DOES say “Terminal A.” Good luck finding Terminal B, though, as there’s only one terminal, and it only has one gate.
The good news is that baggage claim isn’t very far away.
Oh, and the runway is listed as “gravel/grass.”
Edward Bodden Airfield
Little Cayman Island
photographed 7.10.2010
