Somervell County TX
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Somervell County is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,205. Its county seat is Glen Rose. The county is named for Alexander Somervell, secretary of war for the Republic of Texas. Somervell County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area and the Granbury micropolitan area. The county contains the Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station, one of two nuclear power plants in Texas. The county was formed and organized in 1875 from Hood County. The town of Glen Rose became the county seat.
Torrey Trading Houses opened as a part of the Sam Houston peace policy to develop friendly relationships with native tribes. They bought from, and sold to, the Indians on a banking and credit system, enabling them to also recover stolen horses and human captives. The Torreys sold their business to George Barnard in 1848, who with his brother Charles moved the Tehuacana store in Limestone County to near Comanche Peak. Juana Josefina Cavasos Barnard had been captured by Comanches as a teenager. She was daughter of Maria Josefa Cavazos, and granddaughter of Don José Narciso Cavazos Gonzalez-Hildago who in 1792 received the largest land grant in Texas. George ransomed Juana from the tribe, but his brother Charles married her in 1848. Somervell County got its first courthouse in Glen Rose in 1882, but the courthouse and all county records burned in 1893. The second and current courthouse was built in 1894 by architect John McCormick. The roof and clock tower were damaged in the 1902 Glen Rose tornado. County funds at the time limited the repair, which eliminated the clock tower. In 1986, work was done to restore the structure to its original design.
Glen Rose Collegiate Institute, or Glen Rose College, operated as a private, faith-based educational facility from 1889 to 1910. Educational competition from the public-school system caused enrollment to taper off until the institution was shut down. Under the New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA), Glen Rose built a new water and sewage system in the 1930s, as well as school buildings, a canning plant, and low-water dams.
The Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant went online in the mid 1970s and employs over 1,000 people. Squaw Creek Reservoir, which provides cooling water for the power plant, also has become a popular recreation site.
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Barnard's Mill is located in Glen Rose, Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1982.
The building is owned by the Somervell History Foundation, and operated as Barnard's Mill Art Museum. The museum's collection include works from Jewell Miears Fielder, Amy Miears Jackson, Robert Summers, Jack Bryant, R. Kleinfelder, Morris Henry Hobbs, Asian and Native American art and artifacts.
The mill was originally a water-powered gristmill and then a steam powered burr mill. It was sold by Charles E. Barnard to Major T.C. Jordan in 1874. Jordan sold the mill to Dr. J. J. Hannah in 1943 where it became a health spa with mineral water. Dr. Hannah added a wing to the building. In 1949 it became a hospital and clinic with the arrival of Dr. Roger Marks. The building was sold to Dr. Marks and Dr. Robert English in 1955, and it became the Marks-English Hospital and Clinic. The building was sold to Richard H. Moore in 1979. Mr. Moore gifted the mill to the Somervell History Foundation in 2005
Glen Rose Fire Dept • 201 NE Vernon • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2312
Glen Rose Police Dept • 201 NE Vernon St • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2272
Glenrose Medical Ctr • 1021 Holden St • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2215
Somervell County Fire Dept • 111 Sheppard St • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2135
Somervell County Volunteer • 111 Sheppard St • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2135
Atomic Services • 2061 County Road 302 • Glen Rose • (817) 478-8862
Bookshelf On The Square • 4927 W Highway 67 • Glen Rose • (254) 897-3838
Cheerful Hearts Gifts • 1207 NE Big Bend Trl # H • Glen Rose • (254) 898-9040
Dollar General • PO Box 460 • Glen Rose • (254) 335-0420
E-Z Mart • 805 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-4346
Exxon • 1110 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-3324
Huntington Plaza Inc • PO Box 3159 • Glen Rose • (318) 688-0498
Junk Or Treasures • 115 Elm St • Glen Rose • (254) 436-0009
Mightymart Food Store • 901 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 898-8888
Mobil • 400 SW Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2270
Phillips 66 • 1406 NE Big Bend Trl # 67 • Glen Rose • (254) 897-4228
Pronto Valero • 225 Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2133
Red Barn • 526 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2525
Rhythm & Co Books • 101 E Elm St • Glen Rose • (254) 269-0018
Southern Charm Cakery • 112 Heritage Pl • Glen Rose • (817) 821-6538
Storiebook Cafe • 502 NE Barnard St • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2665
Tiger Corner • 1110 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-3324
Travel Plaza Exxon • 1047 County Road 333 • Glen Rose • (254) 898-1210
Simple Simon's Pizza • 801 E Highway 67 • Glen Rose • (254) 269-0330
Back Porch Sports Bar & Grill • 1613 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 269-0400
Loco Coyote Grill • 1795 County Rd 1004 • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2324
Los Primos • 902 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2377
Chicken Express • 1611 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2621
China Wok • 109 SW Barnard St • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2660
Storiebook Cafe • 502 NE Barnard St • Glen Rose • (254) 897-2665
Hammond's Bbq • 1106 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-3008
Big Cup Eatery • 226 SW Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-3841
SUBWAY • 507 SW Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-3976
Debbie's Restaurant • 1102 Big Ben Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-4399
Dairy Queen • 501 SW Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-4416
Burger King • 1003 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-4790
Brazos River Bar B Que • 509 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 897-9359
Pizza Hut • 507 SW Big Bend Trl # B • Glen Rose • (254) 898-0066
Wing Street • 507 SW Big Bend Trl # B • Glen Rose • (254) 898-0066
SONIC Drive-In • 1610 NE Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 898-1479
Teriyaki Bowl • 505 SW Big Bend Trl • Glen Rose • (254) 898-2118
LA Vita Italian Restaurant • 114 W Walnut St • Glen Rose • (254) 898-2371
Sugarbiscuits & Co • 115 Elm St • Glen Rose • (254) 898-9316
Rough Creek Lodge & Resort • 5165 County Road 2013 • Glen Rose • (254) 965-3700
Brazos River Charter Sch Dist • Fm 200 & Fm 199 • Nemo • (254) 898-9226
Brazos River Charter School • 1964 S Fm 199 • Glen Rose • (254) 898-9226
Brazos River Special Education • County Road 199 & County Road • Nemo • (254) 898-0594
Glen Rose Elementary School • 601 Stadium Dr • Glen Rose • (254) 898-3500
Glen Rose High School • 900 Stadium Dr • Glen Rose • (254) 898-3800
Glen Rose Intermediate School • 201 Allen Dr • Glen Rose • (254) 898-3600
Glen Rose Junior High School • 805 College Ave • Glen Rose • (254) 898-3700
North Central Texas Academy • 3846 N Highway 144 • Granbury • (254) 897-4822
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