On your travels this year at Christmas, take time to visit the historical neighborhoods in the area to see a glimpse of life as it was in the colonial times. Explore the homes, the shops, and the commonly used construction. As a history major and a member of the Collin County Historical Commission, I am open to new publications that help in finding these treasures. Historic Districts of America. The South includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia.
Some areas carry more than one designation.
On 13 November, Betty Caphton received a very special award from her local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter No. 6. This 102 year old native Texan and local resident accepted the shiny brass pin with tears sliding down her cheeks and her customary smile. Although a member of the chapter for sixty years, the fifty-year membership pin fell short by a decade. Mrs. Caphton was born in Paris, but lived most of her life with her husband Don in their home in Highland Park. She bought her first car in 1916.