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Losing Ada

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Caryn

Traveling west in the mid 1800s was not an easy undertaking. It is often filled with hardship and heartache. Traveling westward in those days was not for the faint of heart or the weak in constitution. One family was heading … Continue reading →

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Queen City Of The Plains

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Caryn

Have you ever wondered how a city got its start and its name? For one small frontier town in Kansas Territory, United States, it all began on October 29, 1858, when the first store opened. The store was probably situated near the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek, Continue reading →

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The Slow End Of Daisy Town

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Caryn

If you’ve ever been to the Smoky Mountains, then you know…you know just how beautiful they are. I’ve seen them, and they are beautiful. Nevertheless, there are things about the Smoky Mountains that I didn’t know. I love history and I love ghost towns, Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Eyes

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Caryn

I don’t remember my grandmother, Anna Spencer, because she died when I was just over 2 months old. I have seen movies of her holding me, but my real memories of her ended there. Nevertheless, in my Uncle Bill Spencer’s family history, I learned most of what I know of my grandmother. Continue reading →

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The Calder Act

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Caryn

No matter what your opinion is on the use of Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time, the was originally a good reason for it, and that reason still applies today in many ways. The Standard Time Act of 1918, Continue reading →

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The Rise And Fall Of Bushong

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Caryn

The “almost” ghost town of Bushong, Kansas got its start in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad built its tracks across Northern Lyon County. The railroad station was named Weeks, as was the town at first, after Joseph Weeks, Continue reading →

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Gusher

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Caryn

While most of the economy in Southeast Texas depended on agriculture, cattle ranching, and the lumber business in the 19th century, things were about to change. The presence of oil was known, but untapped until 1901 when the oil industry … Continue reading →

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Detroit Windsor Trans-National Tunnel

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Caryn

When a body of water stands between two places that people need to go, there are a few options to solve the dilemma…a bridge, a road around, or as was the case of a way across the Detroit River, a … Continue reading →

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The Wreck Of The Cannonball Express

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Caryn

Jonathan Luther “John” “Casey” Jones was born on March 14, 1863. As a boy, he lived near Cayce, Kentucky, which is where his nickname of “Cayce” came from, but he chose to spell it “Casey”. Jones went to work for … Continue reading →

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Ashtabula Train Disaster

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Caryn

Through the centuries, new designs were developed to build things we needed. As the railroad moved across the nation, track laying came across deep gorges and flat plains. Of course, the flat plains were easy to deal with, and trains … Continue reading →

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