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I Visited the Texas Town Built by German Freethinkers — Where There Was No Church for 40 Years (and Still No Government)
In the Texas Hill Country, German Freethinkers built a town with no church, no government, and the South's only monument to the Union. Here's what's still standing.
Natalija Ugrina
Sep 1224 min read


The Cartoon Saloon in Comfort, Texas: The Roadside Bar That's Always Open (and Never Open)
An honor-system roadside bar in Comfort, Texas, known locally as Toonstone — always open, often empty, and one of the strangest, most oddly moving stops I've found in the Texas Hill Country.
Natalija Ugrina
Aug 198 min read
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