Summers in Portland are warm to hot, dry, and sunny. The months of June, July, August and September account for a combined 4.49 inches (114 mm) of total rainfall â only 12% of the 36.03 in (915 mm) of the precipitation that falls throughout the year.
MOUND, TX. MOUND, TEXAS. Mound is on Farm Road 1829 eight miles southeast of Gatesville in eastern Coryell County. It took its name from the White Mound School, which had been named for a nearby white chalk hill. Settlers arrived in the area in the early 1850s, making the community one of the oldest in the county. The White Mound Baptist Church was established in 1874.
Adams County Ghosts and Hauntings - Serpent Mound. Prehistoric effigy mound is said to be haunted by those who built it. Shadows have been seen around the hillsides and an energy felt just above the walkways.