Ghost Towns Of Kansas

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This illustrated guide to Kansas ghost towns will delight travelers and armchair tourists alike. Organized by region, it tells the story of 100 towns that have either disappeared without a trace or are only 'a shadowy remnant of what they once were.'

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Genre : Travel
Author : Daniel Fitzgerald
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Release : 1988
File : 376 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015013496735


Ghost Towns Of Route 66

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Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours more than 60 ghost towns along the Mother Road, rich in stories and history! The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boomtowns built around oil mines, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Illustrated with gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography by Kerrick James, this book tours dozens of ghost towns in: Illinois (Braidwood, Braceville, Gardner, Dwight, Bloomington, Funks Grove, Springfield) Missouri (Rolla, Dootlittle, Springfield, Halltown, Paris Springs Junction, Avilla, Carthage, Joplin) Kansas (Galena, Riverton, Baxter Springs) Oklahoma (Narcissa, Afton, Tulsa, Warwick, Bridgeport, Foss, Elk City, Erick, Texola) Texas (Shamrock, McLean, Alanreed, Jericho, Amarillo, Glenrio) New Mexico (San Jon, Tucumari, Montoya, Newkirk, Cuervo, Dilia, Tecolote, Santa Fe, Thoreau, Gallup) Arizona (Lupton, Chambers, Two Guns, Flagstaff, Truxton, Hackberry, Kingman, Goldroad, Oatman) California (Needles, Goffs, Essex, Cadiz, Chambless, Amboy, Ludlow, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Barstow) This edition also includes directions and travel tips for your ghost-town explorations along Route 66, as well as a fold-out map of the Mother Road. Explore the beauty and nostalgia of these abandoned communities along America's favorite highway!

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Author : Jim Hinckley
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Release : 2020-10-27
File : 163 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780760369692


Ghost Towns Of Oklahoma

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Lists 130 ghost towns in alphabetical order and includes descriptions of each.

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Genre : History
Author : John Wesley Morris
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Release : 1977
File : 246 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0806114207


Hidden History Of Kansas

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Series statement from publisher's website.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Adrian Zink
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Release : 2017
File : 192 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781625858894


Encyclopedia Of Local History

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How is local history thought about? How should it be approached? Through brief, succinct notes and essay-length entries, the Encyclopedia of Local History presents ideas to consider, sources to use, historical fields and trends to explore. It also provides commentary on a number of subjects, including the everyday topics that most local historians encounter. A handy reference tool that no public historian's desk should be without!

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Genre : History
Author : Carol Kammen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release : 2000
File : 574 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0742503992


Encyclopedia Of Kansas

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The Encyclopedia of Kansas contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of Governors, Political Directory, State Constitution, Bibliography of books about the state and an Index.

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Genre : History
Author : Nancy Capace
Publisher : Somerset Publishers, Inc.
Release : 2000-01-01
File : 502 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780403093120


Ghost Towns Of Texas

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"The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view - if not to life -eighty-six Texas ghost towns for the reader's pleasure. Baker lists three criteria for inclusion: tangible remains, public access, and statewide coverage. In each case Baker comments about the town's founding, its former significance, and the reasons for its decline. There are maps and instructions for reaching each site and numerous photographs showing the past and present status of each. The contemporary photos were taken, in most instances, by Baker himself, who proves as adept a photographer as he is researcher and writer....Baker has done his work thoroughly and well, within limits imposed by necessity. He obviously had fun in the process and it shows in his prose."---New Mexico Historical Review

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Genre : History
Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Release : 1991-02-01
File : 216 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0806121890


Ghost Towns

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Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. But literally thousands more are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of abandoned boomtowns. Attracting thousands of visitors every year, many of these are protected by public and private parties alike, and visits are carefully regulated in order to preserve these valuable historical relics. Clint Thomsen describes various types of ghost town, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns and mining camps.

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Genre : History
Author : Clint Thomsen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release : 2012-07-20
File : 65 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780747810865


Here Today

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The history of Oklahoma runs through the thousands of towns that sprang up in the wake of statehood and even before then—readable in the traces of bygone days, if you know what to look for. In Here Today, Jeffrey B. Schmidt conducts readers, armchair travelers and adventurers alike, through places that tell Oklahoma’s story: towns all but disappeared, waning, or persisting despite the odds. Part travelogue, part field guide, part history, the book—replete with photos, maps, and GPS coordinates—documents the rise and fall of one hundred of these towns, from the arrival of pioneers and settlers to the rise of buildings and businesses to the decline that came with natural disasters, manmade crises, and cultural change. Schmidt provides an enlightening look at what has made these towns work—the role of roads and railways, public schools and churches, community building and commerce, and, perhaps most significant, the official recognition that a post office conferred. He notes the oil strikes, coal mines, intriguing crimes, violent weather, and twists of fortune that played into the fate of each; points out the landmarks that still stand and the shadows of those that have succumbed to indifference, destruction, or the passage of time; and puts the story these towns tell into the larger context of westward expansion, Native American history, and, in the case of the many all-Black towns, discrimination and segregation. Whether visiting ghost towns or small towns that still draw on the power of rural resilience to survive and even thrive, Here Today offers a rare chance to travel through the state’s history before its remnants may be gone tomorrow. Representing the extraordinary extent of Schmidt’s research, legwork, and mining of archives and data sources, the book preserves for all time a vanishing vision of Oklahoma.

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Genre : History
Author : Jeffrey B. Schmidt
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Release : 2024-05-21
File : 323 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780806194493


Kansas

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From vast plains to gently rolling hills, Kansas is a state filled with history and agriculture. This visually stunning book explores Kansas from the rich farmland To The mosaic of modern culture. Timelines and sidebars ensure a broad experience of Kansas, both past and present.

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Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Author : Diane Bailey
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release : 2010-08-15
File : 51 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781448808311