San Angelo is a pretty little town of 100,000 in the Concho Valley between the Permian Basin to the northwest, the Chihuahuan Desert to the southwest, and Osage Plains to the northeast. Drive 112 miles east from Midland on the Garden City Highway 158 or 225 miles west of Waco, via Highway 84 and US-87 South.
German immigrants settled the Concho River area in the mid-1800s. Fort Concho was established in 1867 to protect settlers and travelers bound for California. San Angelo became the county seat of Tom Green County in 1883. Here’s a closer look at San Angelo, a great place to spend a weekend.
January 18, 2022
