And,
in case you’re not familiar with Boling, it’s a small town southeast of
Wharton, on FM 1301 and FM 442. And,
when I say small – there are about 1300 residents. Boling was founded in 1900 when the New York,
Texas & Mexican Railroad built a line through the area. By 1907 the town had a school, a store, a
blacksmith shop, and about ten families.
The population exploded to 450 in 1930 after petroleum, sulphur, and
natural gas were discovered locally. The
town's streets were named after the oil companies that operated nearby (Atlantic,
Gulf, Humble, Magnolia, Sinclair, Sun, and Texas).
My number one curiosity about the parade – where does it
go? I mean, the Boling business district
is right at the cross roads of two Farm de Markets. Well as it turned out, it comes up Texas
Street, makes a turn onto FM 442 and then “poof!”
disappears. It was a good parade though
and had all the important features . . . . . .
Started with the
Boling Volunteer Fire Department
Included the Cheer
Team
Marching Band
Royal Court
Patriots
Girl Scouts
And, of course ….
Santa
What more could you
ask for in a parade!
Take care
No comments:
Post a Comment