Ed Young Station in Glen Rose, Texas

Glen Rose is a small town on the northern edge of the Texas Hill Country known to fossil hunters far and wide. But what most miss when visiting the area’s fossilized dinosaur tracks is the surprisingly beautiful and photogenic ruins of a gas station constructed from petrified wood. According to Dennis Moore, a historian and former mayor tempore of the town, the station acted as a speakeasy during Prohibition. Referred to as the Ed Young station in honor of its original owner, the abandoned structure is composed almost entirely of petrified…

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