Roby, Texas

closed Liberty Church

ROBY, TEXAS. Roby, the county seat of Fisher County, is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and State Highway 70 in central Fisher County. In 1885 M. L. and D. C. Roby, developers from Mississippi, attempted to get the county government for the newly organized Fisher County to be established at a site they owned in the center of the county. After a bitter struggle with the nearby community of Fisher (now called North Roby), the backers of Roby won the day. In 1886 construction was begun on the county courthouse. That year also the Roby post office and the Roby School opened; the community had thirteen houses by that summer. By 1890 the community had an estimated 300 inhabitants, Baptist and Methodist churches, two general stores, a hotel, a restaurant, and the weekly Fisher County Call.

Today was just the opposite of yesterday. Wind headed into the group all day. Larry was glad that they did the extra 30 miles yesterday. Today's 60+ miles took all day. Larry sounded tired and still coughing but as usual, he was optimistic. The group faces 30% chance of rain on Saturday and let's hope the bad storms north of them do not decide to go south.

Today is our wedding anniversary and Larry sent me a beautiful pair of earrings that he saw in New Mexico. We never spent an anniversary apart. There was the time that I tried to not go out on our anniversary. Larry took me to the Wild Turkey Federation Annual Banquet that happen to fall on this date. I was overdressed at the fire hall in jeans and of course, they served turkey.