I mow our Lutheran cemetery north of Guymon, because of my family that are buried in the cemetery. I do this as a tribute to my ancestors. It is because of what they, my ancestors did, helped form me today. So, I cut our cemetery to say, “Thank you and I still love you.”
So many of our old and abandoned cemeteries are taken care of by wonderful people who dedicate their time and money. I have heard it called a labor of love . While still living in Iowa, a man there went around our county finding the old abandoned cemeteries, and worked and slaved 32:23 to clean them up and make them look respectable once again. He ran around keeping them up till his health started to fail. Then I think neighboring people of these cemeteries, or relatives of those buried there, took over at that point and have kept them attended. That fellow and I didn't get a long. But I still respected him for finding and restoring those cemeteries And one of the cemeteries visited, John had a good headstone picture of Louisa Wolfe's headstone. Made me wonder about the pronunciation of the first name. The little county in Iowa where I lived, was named after the daughter of an early settler. And the locals till today say it is pronounced Lou I sa, where many others think it should be Lou wE sa. Funny how the pronunciation of words can vary so much. But that was part of the fun I had when traveling, hearing the local pronunciation of names of places and people. And that makes me think of two friends of my brother in law. They would argue about anything, and on a trip the three of them took, those two started arguing about the pronunciation of the town's name they had stopped in. They made a bet on it, and agreed to have a local pronounce the name to settle the bet, but they could not taint their pronunciation by one of them saying it first. So they asked a worker at the place they ate, "What is the name of this place we are at?" She asked what that was all about, and one of them said that they were just curious of how she pronounced the name of where they were at. So the girl responded, " Bur- ger-king"! My brother in law said he laughed at them for the rest of the trip. Just good old country boys having a good time.
The BM&E railroad also had the nickname of "Butter, Milk, & Eggs" since farmers used the railroads to get their goods to market in the early days. The BM&E was a subsidiary of the KATY railroad and had the distinction of never using any ballast between the ties. Consequently, the track was often in bad shape due to erosion and weeds. The other railroad through Baker, Adams, Hardesty, and Hitchland was a Rock Island connecting line named the ACR Line for Amarillo Canadian River. It ran between Liberal and Amarillo. It was built in the depression days and died out about the same time as the Rock Island in 1980. The rails were taken up a few years later. I enjoy your videos, thanks for posting.
Coach, I am happy you met no evil when you visited the Plainview school. The footage of the magnificent deer and the cute, friendly dog reminds me good always overcomes evil. Be safe coach! 🙏🏼
you can really tell which of these small towns have the desire/sense of community to preserve so many of these wonderful places.. also that bonus at end of video was crazy
I've been enjoying all the Oklahoma videos. I visited the town my grandfather was from when I was a kid and its crazy how every single town in your videos reminds me of that place.
That county is incredible, and the story surrounding the Plainview school is absolutely creepy to hear about. Great video as always, and I got a lot of old towns to try and locate in Texas County. See ya Coach!
The end of your video was so interesting. Who would ever know what happened at any place til someone tells you. And that is cool!!! So many Death Go Rounds. Thank you for the surprises.
Fascinating as always. The Beer City story is interesting. I remember the Plainview School video. Be careful! You are really alone out there! Thanks again.
When I was a boy, I would rest my chin on my bedroom windowsill and stare out over the endless wheat fields. I would dream about the places I would go when I was older. Now I stand at my office window and stare out at buildings and endless traffic. I close my eyes and dream of endless wheat fields.
Great series! Thank you. I used listen to radio station KGYN from Guymon at night all the way in Santa Fe, NM. Back in the 80s when there was an actual DJ there.
Serving the high plains with 10,000 watts of broadcast power. I grew up out there. Old guy named Rayburn, I think, owned 1210 AM forever. I've no clue its' status now. I was in highschool in the mid 80s and my buddy was the graveyard shift DJ back then. I used to go sit up there with him in the wee hours and get stoned and listen old music he would broadcast off of carts instead of vinyl at that point in time. A lot of old memories...
@@Nickifoster-hl3ux yeah everyone around here (local) gets a kick out of The Hooker Inn too. Plus our local baseball team is The Hooker Horney Toads. I am not sure if they are still a team but you can buy shirts at The Chamber of Commerce.
Boy howdy, Beer City was a very wild town at the time. That poor sheriff sure was brave to try and bring law to the town but sad because he was killed in such a horrible way. And that story at the end, was horrible too and i bet the people in the town was scared to even leave their homes. But it was interesting history none the less. You talked about the Katy railroad and it reminded me of traveling on it from Kansas City Mo to Parsons Ks as a child. Mother had relatives living in Parsons and we would go there via the Katy.. Her half brother work for the railroad and he would check the wheels, why I don't really know because at that time I was a child. Seems like he was some kind of fireman but I could be wrong. Can't wait to visit the next No Man's Land County. Thank you for the trip. Happy trails to you and God bless.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy so did I, my father-in-law was born in Laredo, Texas in the very late 1800s he served with Pershing in the Mexican border campaign and World War I his brother wrote a brief family history about growing up in Texas and it was really wild
I grew up in and live in Texas county. I went to school in Hardesty. So many hours are recess on those death traps 😂We have an old schoolhouse on our property with a death go round lol. We don’t have much history on the schoolhouse except it was moved to the property due to it was going to be demolished if not moved. It’s a fascinating building. Also think I know those antelope. They tend to stay in one area. Thanks for exploring our area! You helped me learn even more about it!
Hey Coach. Good old train photos. The Beer City sheriff story is some piece of history. The closing story of those awful criminal incidents is something that seems to smack of a demon.The twin playground rides on gravel with a cloud favor oetina, ran well 8.0 The N. O. (non operational} machines defy a rating. The one of that lot came in at a strong 9.1. Happy Motoring.
Oh my word! That info and story you told......creeeepy! How scary to think howclose you were, not knowing the backstory! Chills! Another great video tho! Really enjoys! LOVE those death-go-rounds!! Lots of fun!
Another super interesting video. My goodness, Texas county was sure a rough and tough place. The school where the murders took place was spooky and I bet you had a few goosebumps after you found out what had happened there. We will be looking forward to the next road trip wherever that may be. Good work with all the history.
@@larryclark4791 I grew up in Hardesty. My parents still live there. It’s been a huge struggle. The school had over 100 students when I went there in 2005. Now it probably has about 30. They still have a few Junior High and Highschool but it’s dwindling. We had 2 restaurants, 2 gas stations, and a mechanic. Now the city seems to be having problems. We always had a one gas station but it’s struggling too now. Hopefully things get better.
@@ChristyTheBaker I went to school in Optima. Our big treat was at the end of the school year, they would take us over to Hardesty to swim at your school! I think I ate a burger at the Bison Hut, but I may not have the name right, it was in 1972 and I was ten years old.
Hi John, very interesting video, the news reel at the end was shocking! Glad you were there after all the murders not during 🥸 Bet you were surprised to hear about the school on the news 🫢 Thanks for sharing Drive safe and God Bless
I was surprised to see that except for the towns, it's completely barrion of trees. I was in Lawton inthe 70's for boot camp at fort sill. And it was always hot. Thanks for showing us , the rest of west Oklahoma.
Oh man I never knew that about Hardesty, old Hardesty and New Hardesty and the marker. I had been through there a few times and never noticed that marker! Never knew or cared to look I guess
Range Oklahoma, When I was building mega turbine bases as a excavator I stayed in a camper at the Range OK Church. I remember that bridge and how we had to go 8 miles to get around it to work on the wind farms. The area floods bad in the low areas and smells like Sulphur 😒.
These videos are awesome. As you go through, I look at the old buildings, even without any markings, and wonder if one of them was, at one time, the local fire house.
You need to go south of Dallas around Cedar Creek Lake. They have picnics at the cemetery that are very interesting. They have cakewalks sell sodas, all different kinds of stuff to find some of the little cemeteries in East Texas.
How scary to be so close to a murder scene unknowingly. Proves you just can't imagine how folks are, they very probably live in unpopulated areas for a reason. I'll have to research the what, why, how of this. Gives new meaning to stay safe and GOD bless!
@@aliceevans3377 local here. The people involved were long time powerful locals. Yes it shook our area. It was a family dispute of custody. News Nation has full coverage on it.
Very interesting video. Curious why the road was elevated in the one section. By the number of cemeteries there has to have been something that drew so many people to a desolate place 😎
Hooker Horny Toads American Legion Baseball Team----now that was a great mascot. When is was a young kid there were red ants and horny toads (who had them for lunch) everywhere, then almost instantly we rarely saw either.
I like when you provide data on post offices you couldn't find...did some quick math on the 40 shown here, and the average lifespan seems to have been around 7.2 years; down to 6.3 if Grand Valley is considered an outlier. Thats hardly any time at all...kids nowadays spend more time than that in their post-elementary school years. I remember a couple of people commenting about those murders on your other video - more than a little bit hair-raising, right? I feel sorry for the children in this story - what a cruel irony it would be if they ended up as wards of the institution to which the killers were so opposed. On a lighter note, I'm glad the killers didn't mistake you for law enforcement, but hopefully they were already in custody when you were near their property and "clubhouse'. Thank you for another wonderful series with gorgeous views and sweet animals throughout! 😊
Yeah I’m very curious about all those post offices. To image what it was like when they were mostly in use is very interesting. Wild story that’s for sure!!
Lake Optima is interesting. We use to go swimming there in the 80's. We drove down the boat ramp just to get to the water. It was really nice back then. It was sad that it never filled up. I told that it never sealed up and the water went under the dam.
Grew up in Adams. The school has always been in the North part of town and not where the marker is. The High School closed when I was in first or second grade. The town had 2 gas stations. a lumber yard, grain elevator and a hardware store. Dug a few graves in the Range Cemetary. A problem because of the sugar sand.
Delightful as always. I was pleased to see Optima Lake, even though it didn't quite turn out as the engineers had planned, but appears to be an excellent place as a waterfowl [anseriformes] sanctuary.
Nice to see someone actually working on a cemeteries. I just wonder how they grease the bearing on the Death go rounds ?😊 I've never heard of the murders 😮.
I was waiting for that Hooker video, rode thru there a few years ago Five death go rounds in one episode at only two schools. That's a record not soon surpassed. Picture if you will, a wise guy, a John and a Hooker find themselves in no man's land. Reads like an episode of the Twilight Zone. Great job on the area John.
Enjoyed this episode a lot since I've been through that area many times. Remembering coming down from Liberal KS while I was in High School to go explore the abandoned Baker High School. At the time, you could still go into the auditorium. Are you going to be going up to or have already filmed around the Liberal area?
My moms maiden name was Hitch, and she was born in Dodge City. Her father had relatives from Oklahoma, there is a large cattle ranch named after the family. She couldn't tell me if she was related to them.
My husband's family was from Newkirk, OK and he said the funeral home would display the open casket of anyone who died in the town in the big front window of the business. The building and window are still there. Kind of a creepy tradition. I know this video isn't about Newkirk but just wanted to share that strange practice in a small town. Great ending. Reminds me of the Holcomb, KS Clutter family story. A long lane that is lined by trees leads to the house of murder.
That Optima Lake, looks like from your drone footage there used to be a lot of places for maybe RV camping. Did you drive down that abandoned road and explore more? Is it legal? Theoretically could you still get in an RV and boondock or just put up a tent if you wanted? Is that legal? Is it private property now as in you'd be trespassing if you tried?
A comment about Hooker.... I lived in Germany from 72 to 96. Off base in Langendiebach there is a building that has an advertisement for rooms for rent. The family name is Fucker, pronounced fewker. All the Americans on the bus had to take pictures of it. It is just a name like Jones or Smith. Lol😊
What a bizarre video. But, odd things are found/happen to all of us at one time or another. My mother in law spoke of the spanish flu. She was 6 at the time and said it killed a lot of people (almost her as well). Nice Merry-go-Rounds, kind of odd to have 3. How many times would an old Merry-go-Round actually "gone around". Fall stuff here (66 degrees and rain tomorrow). Be good, be safe !!
Many years ago, I was traveling as a kid with my dad one evening when we passed through Slapout. As I recall, there was a gas pump or two and a little convenience type store. As we pulled into the store I remember saying that I was surprised there was a store "out here in the middle of nowhere". He told me the story of how Slapout got it's name because they were always "slapout" of whatever you wanted. I said why are we stopping then and he said "all I want is beer, and I've never stopped here that they didn't have beer!
Rural America is and has been emptying out for decades. I live in Arkansas and between the 2010 and 2020 census 50 of the 75 counties in Arkansas, have lost population. I bet it's the same in OK and KS or even more so.,
Not counting short scraggily looking trees, probably without much leaves, from my research, I think I gathered that in the 1930s, there weren't trees native to the Oklahoma Panhandle. Bigger and nicer trees were later planted. I don't know what decade.
Oh my gosh. I remember that story of the murders on some true crime channel. That's scary. Be careful on your travels John. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy It is always sort of a shock to the system when we find out something like that. The "chills" factor is definitely high! Hopefully that is as close as you will ever come to anything like that again.
Wow, now I'm going to have to "TH-cam" that ending story. (TH-cam is the new "Google", according to me, I don't know if it is or not, I just now made up that reference.
I've always thought it would be the undertaker's responsibility. Whoever the undertaker for that community is must have passed away or is pocketing the money. Oh well.
Local volunteers from the communities care for the rural cemeteries. Once all the families have passed away there is no longer anyone to care for them.
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You should do one of Elkhart and Rolla in Morton County KS, about a 1/5 of Elkhart is in Texas county
@@LilRojoGoat Elkart was in the previous video.
I mow our Lutheran cemetery north of Guymon, because of my family that are buried in the cemetery. I do this as a tribute to my ancestors. It is because of what they, my ancestors did, helped form me today. So, I cut our cemetery to say, “Thank you and I still love you.”
So many of our old and abandoned cemeteries are taken care of by wonderful people who dedicate their time and money. I have heard it called a labor of love . While still living in Iowa, a man there went around our county finding the old abandoned cemeteries, and worked and slaved 32:23 to clean them up and make them look respectable once again. He ran around keeping them up till his health started to fail. Then I think neighboring people of these cemeteries, or relatives of those buried there, took over at that point and have kept them attended. That fellow and I didn't get a long. But I still respected him for finding and restoring those cemeteries
And one of the cemeteries visited, John had a good headstone picture of Louisa Wolfe's headstone. Made me wonder about the pronunciation of the first name. The little county in Iowa where I lived, was named after the daughter of an early settler. And the locals till today say it is pronounced Lou I sa, where many others think it should be Lou wE sa. Funny how the pronunciation of words can vary so much. But that was part of the fun I had when traveling, hearing the local pronunciation of names of places and people.
And that makes me think of two friends of my brother in law. They would argue about anything, and on a trip the three of them took, those two started arguing about the pronunciation of the town's name they had stopped in. They made a bet on it, and agreed to have a local pronounce the name to settle the bet, but they could not taint their pronunciation by one of them saying it first. So they asked a worker at the place they ate, "What is the name of this place we are at?" She asked what that was all about, and one of them said that they were just curious of how she pronounced the name of where they were at. So the girl responded, " Bur- ger-king"! My brother in law said he laughed at them for the rest of the trip. Just good old country boys having a good time.
The BM&E railroad also had the nickname of "Butter, Milk, & Eggs" since farmers used the railroads to get their goods to market in the early days. The BM&E was a subsidiary of the KATY railroad and had the distinction of never using any ballast between the ties. Consequently, the track was often in bad shape due to erosion and weeds. The other railroad through Baker, Adams, Hardesty, and Hitchland was a Rock Island connecting line named the ACR Line for Amarillo Canadian River. It ran between Liberal and Amarillo. It was built in the depression days and died out about the same time as the Rock Island in 1980. The rails were taken up a few years later. I enjoy your videos, thanks for posting.
Great info thank you!!
Oklahoma is pretty good with historical markers/ monuments.
Coach, I am happy you met no evil when you visited the Plainview school.
The footage of the magnificent deer and the cute, friendly dog reminds me good always overcomes evil. Be safe coach! 🙏🏼
Thanks! The dogs seemed great - opposite of evil!
you can really tell which of these small towns have the desire/sense of community to preserve so many of these wonderful places.. also that bonus at end of video was crazy
Agreed 👍🏼
I've been enjoying all the Oklahoma videos. I visited the town my grandfather was from when I was a kid and its crazy how every single town in your videos reminds me of that place.
That means a lot coming from you! Sounds like it might be time for a trip to the heartland! 😊
It's been fun reexploring Texas County with you!
Thanks!!
That county is incredible, and the story surrounding the Plainview school is absolutely creepy to hear about. Great video as always, and I got a lot of old towns to try and locate in Texas County. See ya Coach!
Thank you and good luck! 😊
The end of your video was so interesting. Who would ever know what happened at any place til someone tells you. And that is cool!!! So many Death Go Rounds. Thank you for the surprises.
Fascinating as always. The Beer City story is interesting. I remember the Plainview School video. Be careful! You are really alone out there! Thanks again.
Thank you! Will do! 😊
When I was a boy, I would rest my chin on my bedroom windowsill and stare out over the endless wheat fields. I would dream about the places I would go when I was older. Now I stand at my office window and stare out at buildings and endless traffic. I close my eyes and dream of endless wheat fields.
Wow that’s a beautiful way to put it 😊
Great series! Thank you. I used listen to radio station KGYN from Guymon at night all the way in Santa Fe, NM. Back in the 80s when there was an actual DJ there.
Serving the high plains with 10,000 watts of broadcast power. I grew up out there. Old guy named Rayburn, I think, owned 1210 AM forever. I've no clue its' status now. I was in highschool in the mid 80s and my buddy was the graveyard shift DJ back then. I used to go sit up there with him in the wee hours and get stoned and listen old music he would broadcast off of carts instead of vinyl at that point in time. A lot of old memories...
@@BrandonBarker-px2vu yep! Rayburn! You could hear all the scoop of the city. Obituaries, lost and found, arrests and good music.
Thank you for the Hardesty history, this Hardesty thanks you!
😂😂
"A location not a vocation" 😂 I like that.
I like how they have a sense of humor about it :)
@@Nickifoster-hl3ux yeah everyone around here (local) gets a kick out of The Hooker Inn too. Plus our local baseball team is The Hooker Horney Toads. I am not sure if they are still a team but you can buy shirts at The Chamber of Commerce.
Boy howdy, Beer City was a very wild town at the time. That poor sheriff sure was brave to try and bring law to the town but sad because he was killed in such a horrible way. And that story at the end, was horrible too and i bet the people in the town was scared to even leave their homes. But it was interesting history none the less. You talked about the Katy railroad and it reminded me of traveling on it from Kansas City Mo to Parsons Ks as a child. Mother had relatives living in Parsons and we would go there via the Katy.. Her half brother work for the railroad and he would check the wheels, why I don't really know because at that time I was a child. Seems like he was some kind of fireman but I could be wrong. Can't wait to visit the next No Man's Land County. Thank you for the trip. Happy trails to you and God bless.
Thank you! Definitely excited to go to Beaver County but it might be a while 😊
Super cool production, always was aware of the panhandle , now I know the history , America is sooo large and unique , thanks again WG
Glad you enjoyed it! I really love learning about this part of Oklahoma!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy so did I, my father-in-law was born in Laredo, Texas in the very late 1800s he served with Pershing in the Mexican border campaign and World War I his brother wrote a brief family history about growing up in Texas and it was really wild
I grew up in and live in Texas county. I went to school in Hardesty. So many hours are recess on those death traps 😂We have an old schoolhouse on our property with a death go round lol. We don’t have much history on the schoolhouse except it was moved to the property due to it was going to be demolished if not moved. It’s a fascinating building. Also think I know those antelope. They tend to stay in one area. Thanks for exploring our area! You helped me learn even more about it!
Awesome thanks so much for the great comment!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I looked at the video again and realized those were deer lol we have a lot too but usually not that tame. So cool!
Woohoo, Beaver Dusters! Looking forward to it
Beautiful part of the country. I love to hear about the history about each town. Would've hated being that sheriff who got killed . Yikes!😬😯😯
Really interesting for sure!
Great video as usual. I remember reading about the murders.
Thanks!
Pretty deer and sweet dog.
Thank you for doing this project, I went to Panhandle from ‘68 until ‘73. Enjoyed you videos.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Many cemeteries still need volunteer help. They're interesting places and sometimes vandalized.
Hey Coach. Good old train photos. The Beer City sheriff story is some piece of history. The closing story of those awful criminal incidents is something that seems to smack of a demon.The twin playground rides on gravel with a cloud favor oetina, ran well 8.0 The N. O. (non operational} machines defy a rating. The one of that lot came in at a strong 9.1. Happy Motoring.
Thanks! I agree about the non-ratings haha. FYI make sure to watch my next Tuesday video, you might get a shout out :)
Really enjoy your work 😊
Thank you very much!
Oh my word! That info and story you told......creeeepy! How scary to think howclose you were, not knowing the backstory! Chills! Another great video tho! Really enjoys! LOVE those death-go-rounds!! Lots of fun!
Thank you! Yeah crazy right?!?! Fascinating and unpredictable place!
Another super interesting video. My goodness, Texas county was sure a rough and tough place. The school where the murders took place was spooky and I bet you had a few goosebumps after you found out what had happened there. We will be looking forward to the next road trip wherever that may be. Good work with all the history.
Thank you! Off to Kansas next 😊
Nicely done Coach 😎👍❤️
Thanks for the visit!
Wow!!!
The ending was so crazy creepy!!!!!
Omg!!!!
Thanks for this tour of Oklahoma panhandle!!!
I would love to travel is beautiful area! ❤
I know right?!?! Such an adventure !
I live in Katy Tx and the city was named after the Katy train line that stopped here . We have a huge grain elevators from those years.
I love the small towns like Hardesty trying to stay alive
I agree!
@@larryclark4791 I grew up in Hardesty. My parents still live there. It’s been a huge struggle. The school had over 100 students when I went there in 2005. Now it probably has about 30. They still have a few Junior High and Highschool but it’s dwindling. We had 2 restaurants, 2 gas stations, and a mechanic. Now the city seems to be having problems. We always had a one gas station but it’s struggling too now. Hopefully things get better.
@@ChristyTheBaker I went to school in Optima. Our big treat was at the end of the school year, they would take us over to Hardesty to swim at your school! I think I ate a burger at the Bison Hut, but I may not have the name right, it was in 1972 and I was ten years old.
That was a very interesting and creepy story. Nice to include it. Kind of makes you think. Beautiful old school there and in Baker as well. 😊
Yeah kind of crazy! Lots of interesting stuff on this day!
Hi John, very interesting video, the news reel at the end was shocking! Glad you were there after all the murders not during 🥸
Bet you were surprised to hear about the school on the news 🫢
Thanks for sharing
Drive safe and God Bless
Yeah what a wild story! Thanks for watching!
I was surprised to see that except for the towns, it's completely barrion of trees. I was in Lawton inthe 70's for boot camp at fort sill. And it was always hot. Thanks for showing us , the rest of west Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is an interesting state to explore, very different from east to west, and especially in the panhandle!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I agree
@@RonaldDailey-z8b we used to have more trees before our Oglala Aquifer started emptying. It’s a huge problem. :(
@@ChristyTheBaker Thanks for your input.
Oh man I never knew that about Hardesty, old Hardesty and New Hardesty and the marker. I had been through there a few times and never noticed that marker! Never knew or cared to look I guess
Pretty interesting history there!
Range Oklahoma, When I was building mega turbine bases as a excavator I stayed in a camper at the Range OK Church. I remember that bridge and how we had to go 8 miles to get around it to work on the wind farms. The area floods bad in the low areas and smells like Sulphur 😒.
These videos are awesome. As you go through, I look at the old buildings, even without any markings, and wonder if one of them was, at one time, the local fire house.
Glad you like them! Thanks!!
Glad you didn’t stumble upon that school at a time you would have drawn attention from the residents next door. Great video Coach!
I know right?! Thanks!
WAKE UP BABE, NEW TRAVEL WITH A WISEGUY
Woohoo!!!
Love this video John keep up the great work Buddy...omgosh the video at the end!!!😮😮😮
Thanks and I know right?!?!
Glad you were safe! That could have been dangerous if they were still in operation and here you come wandering around
I know - lucky!
John the steel bridge you showed at the begining of this video reminds me of Thearosa's bridge.
Very similiar!
Another great video, thank you and keep them coming!!
Thanks, will do!
You need to go south of Dallas around Cedar Creek Lake. They have picnics at the cemetery that are very interesting. They have cakewalks sell sodas, all different kinds of stuff to find some of the little cemeteries in East Texas.
Amazing history that I did not know until now!
😊
That’s a job you don’t want sheriff of beer city… 😳
Being sheriff would be hard enough, people wanting you dead would be your exit alert…
I know right?!?! Not for me!
How scary to be so close to a murder scene unknowingly. Proves you just can't imagine how folks are, they very probably live in unpopulated areas for a reason. I'll have to research the what, why, how of this. Gives new meaning to stay safe and GOD bless!
I appreciate that! Yes you are correct - what a crazy deal!
@@aliceevans3377 local here. The people involved were long time powerful locals. Yes it shook our area. It was a family dispute of custody. News Nation has full coverage on it.
Thanks for the input!👍 YES, it seems I remember some of it, I'll check News Nation. GOD bless!
Very interesting video. Curious why the road was elevated in the one section. By the number of cemeteries there has to have been something that drew so many people to a desolate place 😎
For sure! I was surprised how many cemeteries in the eastern part of the county compared to the west.
Free land for farming and European immigrants wanting a better life.
The historic tidbits you dig up is amazing. Hope you got yourself a Horny Toads T-shirt in Hooker! "It's a location, not a vocation"
I got a shirt that says “Support your local Hookers” 😂
Hooker Horny Toads American Legion Baseball Team----now that was a great mascot. When is was a young kid there were red ants and horny toads (who had them for lunch) everywhere, then almost instantly we rarely saw either.
I like when you provide data on post offices you couldn't find...did some quick math on the 40 shown here, and the average lifespan seems to have been around 7.2 years; down to 6.3 if Grand Valley is considered an outlier. Thats hardly any time at all...kids nowadays spend more time than that in their post-elementary school years. I remember a couple of people commenting about those murders on your other video - more than a little bit hair-raising, right? I feel sorry for the children in this story - what a cruel irony it would be if they ended up as wards of the institution to which the killers were so opposed. On a lighter note, I'm glad the killers didn't mistake you for law enforcement, but hopefully they were already in custody when you were near their property and "clubhouse'. Thank you for another wonderful series with gorgeous views and sweet animals throughout! 😊
Yeah I’m very curious about all those post offices. To image what it was like when they were mostly in use is very interesting. Wild story that’s for sure!!
YES PLEASE GO FURTHER EAST TO TURPIN (MY HOMETOWN) AND EXPLORE BEAVER COUNTY!! I ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS!
Someday!
The abandoned railroad in Hitchland was a Rock Island branch that ran from Amarillo to Liberal, KS.
My uncle and aunt used to own the Hooker Inn back in the 80s😊
Awesome 😎
Lake Optima is interesting. We use to go swimming there in the 80's. We drove down the boat ramp just to get to the water. It was really nice back then. It was sad that it never filled up. I told that it never sealed up and the water went under the dam.
Grew up in Adams. The school has always been in the North part of town and not where the marker is. The High School closed when I was in first or second grade. The town had 2 gas stations. a lumber yard, grain elevator and a hardware store. Dug a few graves in the Range Cemetary. A problem because of the sugar sand.
Thanks for the info!
My Dad graduated from Adams HS and I attended elementary school there.
Delightful as always. I was pleased to see Optima Lake, even though it didn't quite turn out as the engineers had planned, but appears to be an excellent place as a waterfowl [anseriformes] sanctuary.
Agreed!
Nice to see someone actually working on a cemeteries. I just wonder how they grease the bearing on the Death go rounds ?😊 I've never heard of the murders 😮.
Seems like some super sonic grease from NASA 😂
That was a cool ending!
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Hi john cool towns good to see you made it out alive 5 death go rounds an the school i think you need to take a lottery ticket . Cheers mate
Haha thanks! It was a trip of death that's for sure!
I was waiting for that Hooker video, rode thru there a few years ago Five death go rounds in one episode at only two schools. That's a record not soon surpassed. Picture if you will, a wise guy, a John and a Hooker find themselves in no man's land. Reads like an episode of the Twilight Zone. Great job on the area John.
😂😂 Twilight Zone or a bar joke
At least they have nice dogs.
True 😊
Enjoyed this episode a lot since I've been through that area many times. Remembering coming down from Liberal KS while I was in High School to go explore the abandoned Baker High School. At the time, you could still go into the auditorium. Are you going to be going up to or have already filmed around the Liberal area?
I already left the area but hopefully I can get to the SW part of KS this year!
In 1952 the Adams High School basketball team was first runner-up at state.
My moms maiden name was Hitch, and she was born in Dodge City. Her father had relatives from Oklahoma, there is a large cattle ranch named after the family. She couldn't tell me if she was related to them.
Love your videos 🥰 it seems like such a waste of land😢
Thank you 😊
Enjoy your weekend 😊
You too!!
My husband's family was from Newkirk, OK and he said the funeral home would display the open casket of anyone who died in the town in the big front window of the business. The building and window are still there. Kind of a creepy tradition. I know this video isn't about Newkirk but just wanted to share that strange practice in a small town. Great ending. Reminds me of the Holcomb, KS Clutter family story. A long lane that is lined by trees leads to the house of murder.
Now I know why my relatives went to beaver county outside of Kansas
Now my genealogy makes sense now
Very cool 😎
The Hitch ranch is interesting. The main house or mansion was built around the old log cabin. There are at least 2 other large homes on the ranch.
That Optima Lake, looks like from your drone footage there used to be a lot of places for maybe RV camping. Did you drive down that abandoned road and explore more? Is it legal? Theoretically could you still get in an RV and boondock or just put up a tent if you wanted? Is that legal? Is it private property now as in you'd be trespassing if you tried?
I think it’s still open but no facilities. So you could camp and explore around I believe. I didn’t go down the road.
A comment about Hooker.... I lived in Germany from 72 to 96. Off base in Langendiebach there is a building that has an advertisement for rooms for rent. The family name is Fucker, pronounced fewker. All the Americans on the bus had to take pictures of it. It is just a name like Jones or Smith. Lol😊
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Thanks! 👍😀
You bet!
What a bizarre video. But, odd things are found/happen to all of us at one time or another. My mother in law spoke of the spanish flu. She was 6 at the time and said it killed a lot of people (almost her as well). Nice Merry-go-Rounds, kind of odd to have 3. How many times would an old Merry-go-Round actually "gone around". Fall stuff here (66 degrees and rain tomorrow). Be good, be safe !!
I agree this one had a little bit of everything! Some of those seem to never stop spinning!
The school ground with the 3 merrygorounds finally went with a different manufacturer after the first two duds.
The merry-go-rounds in Tyrone are painted the school colors, green and white
Bonus points haha
Beer City in my Weird Oklahoma book.
It’s in a ghost town book of mine too 😊
Many years ago, I was traveling as a kid with my dad one evening when we passed through Slapout. As I recall, there was a gas pump or two and a little convenience type store. As we pulled into the store I remember saying that I was surprised there was a store "out here in the middle of nowhere". He told me the story of how Slapout got it's name because they were always "slapout" of whatever you wanted. I said why are we stopping then and he said "all I want is beer, and I've never stopped here that they didn't have beer!
Rural America is and has been emptying out for decades. I live in Arkansas and between the 2010 and 2020 census 50 of the 75 counties in Arkansas, have lost population. I bet it's the same in OK and KS or even more so.,
Fun Fact about Hardesty, according to the newest ADM numbers their high school has 6 kids, like in the whole school. 1.5 kids per grade 😂
Wow 😮
i think we are related to charles dumbell, dumbell was memaw gazooberful's maiden name
I was thinking about you when I saw that headstone 😊
i appreciate that john
I played basketball at the Hardesty school back when I attended Adams elementary
Still here in Hooker. Grew up here.
Cool town!
John you may or may not know this! On the red International truck , that is a drill fill auger.
I have no idea sorry
Not counting short scraggily looking trees, probably without much leaves, from my research, I think I gathered that in the 1930s, there weren't trees native to the Oklahoma Panhandle. Bigger and nicer trees were later planted. I don't know what decade.
I have 2 nephews that graduated from Hardesty High School.
Nervous laugh there at the end John Wise.
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Oh my gosh. I remember that story of the murders on some true crime channel. That's scary. Be careful on your travels John. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
I want to know if the hair on the back of John's neck stood straight out when he found out the truth about his stop. I am sure mine would of!
Thank you! And yes it did Ron 😂
@@TravelwithaWiseguy It is always sort of a shock to the system when we find out something like that. The "chills" factor is definitely high! Hopefully that is as close as you will ever come to anything like that again.
Wow, now I'm going to have to "TH-cam" that ending story. (TH-cam is the new "Google", according to me, I don't know if it is or not, I just now made up that reference.
Pretty much!
So......at the Nabisco Cemetery were there any tree elves there? And that "tree" marker, was that one of the elves? You know I had to ask that.🧐🤓🥸
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As you can see, Western Oklahoma is not called "NO MAN'S LAND" for nothing. Cotton fields and the city of Guymon is about it.
You got that right!
Boise has two working “death go round”
I have delivered the mail there.
Long drive!
Weird end story.
Be careful!!!
I live in Adams❤
Cool place!
THE LARGE SHORT WATER TOWER TELL ME THAT THIS WAS AN WATER STOP, IN THE DAYS OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVES!!
Good point!
So they have two good ones and that's it.
I am not sure why your not running a google maps 360 camera on your roof to sell them the footage, so many places your at has no data.
Your voice is at a higher pitch than it was a couple of years ago.
Hmm 🤔
I've always thought it would be the undertaker's responsibility. Whoever the undertaker for that community is must have passed away or is pocketing the money. Oh well.
Local volunteers from the communities care for the rural cemeteries. Once all the families have passed away there is no longer anyone to care for them.
@@sheilawells9623 Thanks Sheila!
Hooker isn’t recognized by Siri
Careful what you’re searching for 😂😂