Hill Country homes and "Early Texas Architecture" (2000) by Gordon Echols are both excellent reference material. Hill Country homes The term, "Hill Country homes", refers to an architectural style of housing found in the part of central Texas, known as the Texas Hill Country. In the early history of the Republic of Texas, before Texas joined the United States, a land rush began in the middle of the 19th century. This land rush to central Texas included many immigrants from Germany. They created settlements with names like Fredricksburg, Bergheim, Boerne, Gruene, New Braunfels, and many others. These early German immigrants to Texas made
Gibson Country Western Gibson Country Western The Gibson Country Western is a flat-top acoustic guitar model originally manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation between 1956 and 1978. For the first 6 years of its manufacture it was a round-shouldered instrument, which changed to square-shouldered in 1962. Sheryl Crow is a noted modern user of this instrument in its 1962 version, and a modern reissue based on her 1962 instrument has been released under her name. Gibson introduced the Country Western guitar in 1956, as a version of their pre-existing Southern Jumbo but with a natural finish, as opposed to the sunburst finish of