(1) The Polish "Plymouth Rock"
(2) A ghost town -- once a county seat with 13 saloons -- that was killed by a father's
revenge.
(3) A once flourishing health resort that featured 28 flavors of mineral water (from yum to
yuck, i.e. white sulfur) where an alligator struck oil.
(4) The "Birthplace of the Cowboy" (where Willie Nelson got his start in radio)
(5) Named for its mail carrier, this community that now boasts strawberry wine production and an April festival that attracts over 100,000 celebrants.
(6) A community that commemorates the site of a Spanish Colonial Fort (Fuerte del Cibolo) and provides a listing of the Spanish soldiers who served there on July 4, 1776.
(7) This community has a historic town square, the world's largest peanut and the ruins of a Spanish Colonial rancho on its outskirts along with the largest herd of Jersey cows in the country.
(8) More than 250 years old, this town has both Spanish Presidio and historic town square and was the birthplace of the victorious general at the Battle of Puebla (triggering "Cinco de Mayo" celebrations).
Hint: All of the above communities and others rich in lore are located on the historic
Alamo -La Bahia Corridor, which runs from San Antonio to Goliad. This Corridor also played a role in the American Revolution
and some even suggest that Paul Revere's horse may have come from Cestohowa,
and that George Washington's troops ate Longhorn beef from the Alamo-La Bahia
Corridor.
ANSWERS:
(1) Panna Maria
(2) Helena
(3) Sutherland Springs
(4) Pleasanton
(5) Poteet
(6) Cestohowa
(7) Floresville
(8) Goliad
