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TEXAS
GHOST TOWNSThink
of them as open-air museums;
a weatherbeaten and unvarnished look at the
way we were.
Take a stroll through time and visit our ghost towns through
vintage and contemporary photos, memories and stories contributed by descendants,
residents, former residents, and information from fellow travelers. |
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Toyah
Reeves Co
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courtesy Stephen Michaels |
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Grove Coryell
Co
Photos courtesy
David E. Spencer & Barclay Gibson 12-6-07
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courtesy Mike Price, Lexie Nichols & Jordan Gibson Fort
Phantom Hill Taylor
Co 11-29-07 |
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courtesy Tom Hosier
Lajitas
Brewster Co 11-26-07
Photos courtesy Heather Treadwell
Fort McKavett Menard
Co 11-27-07 |
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photo courtesy TXDoT Belle
Plain Callahan Co
11-25-07
Photos
courtesy Mel Brown & George Shaffer
Gruene
Comal Co 11-16-07 |
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courtesy Lexie Nichols & Jordan Gibson Alton
Denton Co 11-12-07
Photos courtesy Megan
HarrisLime
City
Coryell Co 11-24-07Pancake
Coryell Co 11-16-07Ireland
Coryell Co 11-15-07 |
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Penwell Ector
County
Photos courtesy
Lexie Nichols & Jordan Gibson |
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McCulloch Co
Photos courtesy
Lanelle Crumley |
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Courtesy Terry Jeanson Amphion
Atascosa Co 6-30-07
Photos
Courtesy Ken Rudine Copano
Refugio Co 6-39-97
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Kirtley
Fayette Co 6-30-07 |
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Photos Kenneth R.
Scott and Pat Boren Kerrick
Dallam Co 6-11-07 |
| | Thurber
Erath/Palo Pinto Co 6-8-07
Photos
Donna Chevalier
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Runnels Co 6-13-07Talpa
Coleman Co 6-13-07
Photos Ken Rudine
Cox's
Point Calhoun
Co 6-8-07
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Barclay Gibson Odell
Wilbarger Co 6-1-07
Afton Dickens Co
6-1-07 Drasco
Runnels Co 6-22-07Montell
Uvalde Co 6-24-07 |
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Courtesy Terry Jeanson Simmons
5-17-07 |
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courtesy Barclay Gibson Shep
5-12-07
Bradshaw
3-31-07 |
| | Soash
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 10-14-06
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Mariscal
Mine Photos courtesy Erik Whetstone 8-11-06
"Deep inside" Big Bend
National Park on Mariscal Mountain. A National Register Historic District.Hovey
Photos courtesy Erik Whetstone 8-11-06
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Newgulf
Photos courtesy Lauren Meyers 7-30-06 Landergin
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine
8-5-06
Washburn
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine
8-5-06 |
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courtesy Erik Whetstone: Juno
3-30-06
Pandale
3-30-06
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| | | | Jellico
Photo courtesy Anelle McCarty Kloski 3-22-06
Pear
Valley photos courtesy Johnye Slaughter & Barclay Gibson
3-23-06Isom
Photo courtesy Paul Berg 3-20-06 |
| | | Perry
Photos courtesy George Lester 3-18-06
Best
Photos courtesy George Shaffer 3-18-06Norton
Photo courtesy Stephen Taylor 3-3-06Candelaria
3-28-05 |
| | | Clara
Photo courtesy Barbara Van Loh Peterson 3-8-06Dido
Photo courtesy Sam Maddox 3-8-06Salt
Gap Photos by Barclay Gibson 3-11-06Lees
3-3-06 |
| | | Cologne
Photos by John Troesser 2-16-06Norse
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 2-7-06 |
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What readers
say
My extended
family and I want to thank you for posting the Mackay pictures. Our ancestors
live on through these photos and stories. I feel good that they are being seen
in public, as they should be, as part of a historical montage. - Ruben R. Hernandez
Those of us who have traveled the state appreciate the time, exposure, and
excellent way you go about your task. And, those under 40 will someday be grateful
for what you are doing. - Henry Adrion III
I am a Texas Genealogist
and love your section on Texas Ghost towns and I think your website ought to be
linked to a Free Genealogy site such as www.Rootsweb.com for other genealogist
to enjoy your articles. It sure can help with researching towns in Texas that
no longer exist that are named on Texas Census Records. ... Please by all means
continue this Great Site - Debra Kiggans LaMel, Wichita Falls
What
a delight! ... A refreshing breath of fresh air amidst the stale pages of the
usual travel web sites. I appreciate your mission, dedication and the very high
quality of the site. Thanks for what you do. - Sue White, Rockwall, TX
"[We] just returned from a four day trip all over south Texas. Yes, several
of these curiosities were kindled by reading Texas Escapes. One of the more interesting
sites we visited was Morris Ranch. I wouldn't have ever stumbled on that ghost
town, without reading your magazine." - Chris W., Hurst, Texas
Thank you for preserving history in this manner. - Margie E. Kiser, San Angelo
As is often the case, I found your site while searching Google -- this
time for information on Study Butte and Terlingua. Your description of Study Butte,
comparing and contrasting it with Terlingua, is *FABULOUS* and right on the mark.
... Thanks for the laughs, the information and the great photos. - King Douglas
Thank you for your coverage of our family's little ghost town. - Sarah
Neuhaus Hastings
As the years go by it seems that another part of
my life disappears. Thank you for helping keep those memories alive. - Gary
Staggs, Little Rock, Arkansas
I'm a displaced Texan, living in CA
with the military. I was so happy to see all the pictures you have of the small
West Texas towns that my family originally hails from. Glad to see you are attempting
to keep history alive. You have an EXCELLENT site! Keep up the good work. - Katherine
Mckinley, CA/USA |
What readers
say
I find
it especially moving that you would devote time and effort to such an obscure
(and mostly vanished) little burg as Draw, and I express gratitude on behalf of
all of us who once lived in or even passed through that little hamlet and now
years later find it embedded in our fond memories.- Nolan Porterfield
Its good to know that someone takes the time to keep up with the history
of the lesser known areas that are barely considered towns. Thanks for that.
- David Scheffler, Kosciusko, Texas
Your website is absolutely
fabulous. Every time I take a road trip across Texas I always check your website
first to see if there is something, anything, a courthouse or ghosttown, that
I should visit along the way. - Bob Worley
I love the general style
of the entries. The humor is great. I especially liked the nicknames for Mentone.
Keep up the great work. This is the most exciting thing I've seen for Texas devotees
since the Texas Almanac. - J. Barnes, Humble |
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