Sunday, May 10, 2015

We don’t need your government money and interference

So hints the sign at Skidmore Historical Society Museum: “Built and maintained by local citizens without benefit of state or federal funds.”

http://www.beeville.net/SkidmoreHistoricalSocietyMuseum/

Skidmore is in Bee County, Texas. Zip is 78389. Population is more than 1,000, double from the 2000 census.

Places nearby: Schulz & Wroten Pharmacy, 11 miles; Subway, .02 miles from downtown; Dairy Queen, .04 miles; Whataburger, .08 miles.

http://www.mapquest.com/us/tx/skidmore

Skidmore schools combined with Tynan’s in the 1940s and formed Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District. In 1990, Tynan’s population was around 200; by the 2010 census the population was more than 300.

A 100% increase for Skidmore and 50% for Tynan. Texas must be growing lots of people.

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