Photograph of a Confederate Memorial in Parker County, Texas. It is a statue of a man in uniform holding a rifle. It reads "In honor of the United Confederate Veterans of Parker County, 1861-1865" on the base of the statue.

Photograph of a historic plaque in Weatherford, Texas. It reads: "Parker County C. S. A. Part of a colonial grant to S. M. Williams and Stephen F. Austin, father of Texas, but with no permanent settlers before 1850, this county was created in 1855 and named for Isaac Parker, its legislative sponsor. By 1860 it had 4,213 people and in 1861 its voters favored secession 535 to 61. Oliver Loving, a settler, was an official stock raiser, furnishing beef to the Confederacy in the Civil War. He and 18 other men organized a full-time patrol against the frequent, bloody Indian raids. Citizens of adjacent counties took refuge here. In 1864 three local men were charged with treason. One admitted inviting Federal General J. G. Blunt to come from the Cherokee nation and give Parker County protection from the Indians. General John R. Baylor, a local rancher, was an officer in the Arizona-New Mexico campaign to make the Confederacy an ocean-to-ocean nation, and after victories there became Governor of Arizona. He was in the Confederate Congress from 1863 to 1865. Parker County sent the Confederate army nine companies. Its Company E, 19th Texas Cavalry, served in Parsons' Brigade--which fought over 20 …

Photograph of a historic plaque in Weatherford, Texas. It reads: "Parker County Courthouse. Scene of many noted trials. Built 1884-1886. Cost $55,555.55. Fourth courthouse in history of county, organized 1856. An oak on Ft. Belknap Road was Court site that year. In this building practiced S. W. T. Lanham, who was Governor of Texas 1902-1906. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964."

Mural in Weatherford - "Parker County Peach Festival, July 8, 2006", near the courthouse square.

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885 by architects Dodson & Dudley.

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley.

Parker County Courthouse, detail of windows. Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley

Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley

Parker County Courthouse, built 1885, architects Dodson & Dudley

Street scene in Weatherford.

Photograph of three individuals standing together and smiling as their portrait is taken. Two of them are wearing blue Lone Star Ride t-shirts, while the person on the left is wearing a cycling shirt. They all have costume jewelry around their neck.

Photograph of three individuals standing together for their picture. The crew member in the middle is seen in a pageant queen costume for Ms. Dallas that includes a knee-length black dress, red sash, and silver tiara. The two other volunteers appear on either side of him in denim button-up shirts and dark sunglasses.

Photograph of a cyclist wearing a pink Hawaiian lai and riding by. A man in the background is holding up a white parasol and wearing an orange fuzzy hat.

Photograph of a cyclist riding his bike in the middle of Springtown Elementary parking lot.

Photograph of the route medical support manager, Karen Charleston, talking with rider Kevin Fuller at pit stop 2 at Optimist Park in Springtown. Fuller stands under a pavilion in front of Karen's table with a bowl of bananas to the right.

Photograph of a woman smiling as her portrait is taken, she is wearing a red Lone Star Ride t-shirt, jeweled tiara over her cap, and a dog tag necklace.

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush seated next to a metal dog statue surrounded by three crew members and one cyclist. Janie Bush poses wearing her ride queen rhinestone tiara and holds two sheets of paper with the backs printed with a pattern of red logos. The shot was taken against the stone outside wall of a school building.

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush posed with two male cyclists in front of the Springtown feed supply store. The two cyclists appear wearing blue cycling jerseys, backpacks, and sunglasses while Janie sports a lone sleeve grey LSR t-shirt and name badge lanyard.

Photograph of a cyclist riding into a brightly lit parking lot area. The cyclist appears with hands together on the handlebars of the bike above the rider number 6799. The cyclist appears framed by an open field of grass and a cloudless sky.

Photograph of two cyclists in matching blue and red cycling jerseys riding in on a tandem bike framed by an open grass field and cloudless sky. The cyclist in the front leans forward on the handlebars while touching their toes to the concrete to slow the bike to a stop.

A photograph of an individual wearing a grey Lone Star Ride t-shirt and tiara with his elbow resting on the shoulder of an individual lying face down on a table.

Photograph of a cyclist wearing a yellow vest and a red helmet riding into a pit stop with a surprised expression. They are framed by an open flat field of grass and a cloudless sky.

Photograph of three individuals standing together and smiling as their picture is taken. The man on the left is wearing a light blue Lone Star Ride t-shirt, and the man on the right is wearing a white one. The woman in the center is wearing cycling gear and a helmet.