Photograph of Montgomery County Courthouse in Conroe, TX. A road and a line of parking spaces span the width of the paved ground in front of the flat-roofed courthouse, with a single car parked in one of the lot spaces. A sidewalk runs in front of the parking spaces with parking meters set at regular intervals on it. A green lawn containing short green trees and lines of bushes sits between the sidewalk and the courthouse, interrupted only by a walkway that leads up to the entrance of the courthouse. A base made of bricks sits in front of the stairs leading up to the courthouse's doors and has two flagpoles on it, one with the Texas flag and the other with the American flag. An overhang with the words "Montgomery County Courthouse" on it in brown letters is held up by white rectangular columns, providing shade over the doors that lead into the courthouse. On either side of this part of the building are additional sections that extend farther out onto the lawn, both with a single row of tall windows spanning the building's width. Behind this initial building is a second one made mostly of white stone, towering …

Photograph of the corner of a log cabin in Montgomery County built by Pert Perry.

Photograph of a log cabin in Montgomery County built by Pert Perry. The front exterior of the log cabin can be seen.

Photograph of the Dr. E.J. Arnold House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Dr. E.J. Arnold House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Dr. E.J. Arnold House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Dr. E.J. Arnold House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Dr. E.J. Arnold House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Dr. E.J. Arnold House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Arnold Simonton House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Arnold Simonton House in Montgomery, Texas.

Photograph of the Arnold Simonton House in Montgomery, Texas.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a triangular shape; thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a triangular shape; thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; bluish-white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an elliptical shape; moderately thick shell; single looped beak sculpturing; bluish-white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; bluish-white internal coloring; dark brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; bluish-white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a triangular shape; thick shell; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 0 - 60 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits an oval shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a rhomboidal shape; thin shell; double looped beak sculpturing; bluish-white internal coloring; tan external coloring; no external sculpturing. Collected in the San Jacinto basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including both the left and right valves. The specimen exhibits a round shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; no external sculpturing. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be recently dead when collected.