Subject: Interstate building at Bethany, LATX<br/>
Date: Aug 09, 2003 @ 03:35<br/>
Author: Lowell G. McManus (&quot;Lowell G. McManus&quot; &lt;mcmanus71496@msn.com&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-2000293352">In message 10655, I mentioned a visit years ago to a general store astride the<br/>
state boundary at Bethany, Louisiana/Texas.  It was a classic small store, then<br/>
neatly painted white, with the name &quot;The Alexander Company&quot; in black on the<br/>
gable.<br/>
<br/>
I visited Bethany again on Wednesday and found that the building was a run-down,<br/>
boarded-up former antique store, called the &quot;Lickskillet Old Time Store.&quot;<br/>
&quot;Lickskillet&quot; was an early name for the Bethany community.<br/>
<br/>
Photo 608 attached was taken from across US 79 in front of the building.  The<br/>
photo looks south.  Photo 610 is a close-up of the porch.  The boundary is<br/>
marked by a blue line painted on the steps, floor, and wall.  To the left is<br/>
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to the right is Panola County, Texas.<br/>
<br/>
To my knowledge, this is the only building on the LATX boundary.<br/>
<br/>
Lowell G. McManus<br/>
Leesville, Louisiana, USA</div>