Finding Nemo
by Joan Carroll
Title
Finding Nemo
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
I was on a Saturday morning drive to photograph some historic Texas county courthouses when I saw a sign pointing to Nemo. I quickly swerved off the highway to try to find Nemo! Turns out that Nemo is an unincorporated community in eastern Somervell County, with a population of 56 in 1990. According to Wiki: Settlement of the area began in the mid-19th century. Originally called Johnson Station after local settler Jimmie Johnson, residents attempted to receive a post office designation under the same name. The postal authorities, however, suggested a shorter name be used. When the residents met to choose a name, one man argued for the name Nemo, which was Latin for "no one." He also said that if Johnson's name was not good enough, "then no one's was." In 1893, a post office branch under the name Nemo was established. Well, I never did see any sign for Nemo, but I did find this barn!
FEATURED PHOTO, ABC Group's A IS FOR ABANDONED theme, 4/17/19
FEATURED PHOTO, Rural Decay and Deterioration group, 7/28/18
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March 23rd, 2014
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's A IS FOR ABANDONED! You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive,
Paul Quinn
Joan, I love the rustic parts of Texas! There is so much charm and photographic opportunity! I love the way you framed and processed this one! L/F
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Thank you for the memory and the education! Well done! Imagine--people who live in palatial homes today are no longer as educated as those who could argue using Latin back then!
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