| Florence, Texas is a small town located
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| | Currently, 1 30 extends all the way to
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| 30+ miles northwest of Austin on Farm
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| | the Austin-Bergstrom International
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| Road 195, west of 35 in Williamson
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| | Airport. The new 1 30 Toll Road is
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| County, in the Austin-Round Rock metro
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| | slated to go all the way to Seguin,
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| area. The closest cities are Georgetown
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| | Texas. The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional
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| (13 miles), Andice, Briggs, Liberty Hill,
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| | Airport is located in Killeen, Texas,
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| Ding Dong, Jarrell & Salado. The
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| | adjacent to Fort Hood, and offers direct,
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| military town of Killeen is approx. 13
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| | non-stop air access to Dallas / Fort
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| miles away in Bell County. A 340 square
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| | Worth, Houston and Atlanta airports.
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| mile installation (217,337 acres), Fort
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| | Restaurants: The old Andice General
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| Hood is the only post in the United
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| | Store on FM 970 (6500 FM 970), east of
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| States capable of stationing and training
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| | 183 and south of Florence is a fun place
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| two Armored Divisions. Fort Hood is "The
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| | for burgers, baskets & sandwiches.
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| Army's Premier Installation to train and
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| | Quaint looking with its old wood plank
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| deploy heavy forces." Many military
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| | floors it is also a gas station and
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| people choose Florence as a town near
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| | convenience store (254) 793-3971. Andice
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| Killeen yet on the way to Austin.
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| | General Store has a great collection of
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| Settled in the early 1850s, it was
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| | hard to find glass bottled soft drinks-
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| originally known as Brooksville. It
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| | blue cream soda, Big Red, several root
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| became known as Florence by 1857, when
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| | beers, etc. Of note too is the Andice
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| the first post office was established.
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| | Post Office, which looks like a lil' old
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| Many turn of the century old homes and
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| | house (it is). There is a seasonal
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| downtown buildings survive and provide
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| | Farmer's Market across from the Andice
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| much architectural interest. The
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| | General Store.
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| estimated population, in 2003, was 1,110.
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| | On 195 just east of Florence, between IH
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| Water is provided by Chisholm Trail
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| | 35 & Florence (12061 State Highway 195)
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| Special Utility District located at 851
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| | is D Boone's Country Store. D Boone's
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| FM 970 Florence, Texas 76527. The
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| | offers great down home eating- pot roast,
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| Florence Independent School District has
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| | fried okra, hand-breaded livers &
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| ratings of recognized and acceptable.
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| | gizzards (254) 793-2110. In town on 195
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| Florence ISD is sought after because it
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| | are Mano's Mexican Food (103 N Patterson
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| is small and therefore provides some
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| | Ave., aka 195) (254) 793-3870 and the
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| opportunities perhaps not seen in large
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| | newly remodeled El Charrito Mexican
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| districts. Stone quarries abound in the
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| | Restaurant (100 E Bennet St)
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| area yielding great products at great
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| | 254-793-3127. Charrito faces the Post
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| prices. The architectural stone
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| | Office on Bennet but it also is really on
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| specialists at Continental Cut Stone on
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| | 195 or N. Patterson.
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| County Road 219 in Florence cut stone
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| | The Rattlesnake Inn at 6060 Hwy 195 is
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| from Leuders, Texas into many
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| | Williamson County's oldest Honky Tonk.
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| architectural home components.
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| | Its inception was the day after
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| Transportation: The new 1 30 Toll Road
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| | Prohibition was lifted in 1933.
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| begins just off 195 east of Florence.
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