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Exploring Cowley County KS ||| Ghost Towns, Dirt Roads, and Waterfalls

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Explore the final installment of my Cowley County, Kansas, series as we travel the quiet backroads of the county's southern half, uncovering forgotten railroad stops, nearly abandoned communities, and small towns with fascinating histories. Along the way we visit places like Hooser, Dexter, Maple City, Silverdale, Hackney, Arkansas City, and Geuda Springs, learning about Kansas' surprising role in the birth of the American helium industry, the rise and fall of railroad towns, limestone quarries, mineral springs, and the stories that shaped these rural communities.

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0:00 Intro
1:18 Taussig, Hooser
4:35 Dexter
8:43 Eaton, Otto
10:14 Maple City
12:14 Waterfall, Vinton, Coleman
13:41 Silverdale
16:22 Arkansas City
18:53 Hackney, Strother Field
21:18 Geuda Springs
23:53 Credits, Outtakes

Music
Firefly - Chris Haugen
Snowy Peaks pt I - Chris Haugen
Lost & Found - Dan Lebowitz
Dusty Road Magic - Chris Haugen
Sawdust - Silent Partner

20 Comments

@travis303 2 months ago

I like those "death go rounds" that have character

@rosiemcnaughton9933 2 months ago

I'm always surprised at how long some of these almost non-existent towns had post offices. Another great video. Thanks!

@Mike-h1q9j 2 months ago (edited)

I've been in Michigan most of my life but I lived in Kansas for 9 years when I was a kid. I still feel homesick when I watch these vids. I love Michigan but Kansas is special in its own way. I still miss it after all these years.

@papabear562 2 months ago

I love it when you get the local animal population in your videos. 🐕 Although that one looked to be shivering a bit, had that look of "save me" in its eyes. Great video Coach, thanks for taking us along.

@melodyhammond3296 1 month ago

Watching at 4am Monday, Aug. 17. Thank God for your videos! Whenever I want to watch something non political I watch your channel. Thanks so much for sharing!🙂

@royceh.5743 2 months ago

Hooser, Ks:
Awesome historic plaque. Photos show an amazingly intricate early railroad Depot for such a remote location. My father loved railroad depots, and I was forced as a youth to chase around 2000+ railroad depot sites, (my mother was grouchy) frequently in the oldest sketchiest part of the town. He photographed them with slides, ultimately into (Kodak Carrousels) sadly discarded upon his death because the car was full, cleaning out his storage. I have personally seen many hundreds of railroad depots much less ornate than the one pictured, serving larger towns.

Dexter: what was the significance of all of the creative designs above the stores, and on sign boards?

High quality H2o would love to taste it. Texas water= 19 grain HARD! Limestone springs.

@ES-mc3cc 2 months ago

I wish we could get in a time machine and go back to the 1970's when things were sane.

@travis303 2 months ago

I had been watching your back videos, some more than a year old. I saw this pop up and I clicked on it assuming it was another one I missed probably months or even years old. I looked at how long ago it was posted and it's brand new! lol

@rogerfoltz4759 2 months ago

Wonderful memories, my family is mostly buried at the maple city cemetery, you passed right by the family plots. Our old homestead is a mile west of 166 and K15 (going south into Oklahoma, and a mile south, my brother still farms it, as a child, we spent a lot of time in Dexter, and went to the Christian church there, such good memories! Thanks for touring that area

@JohnColie143 2 months ago

This was a great video. Thanks for sharing. Really liked that little area of Hooser. Cowley County looks like a cool place to just drive around and explore.

@charlesmurray4013 2 months ago

Fantastic Video, Love The Music, A Few Years Ago I Took Up The Banjo , Thought i Could Teach Myself. Did Not Work Out That Way, Between Work And Family It Sat In My Bedroom For Some Time, iAM Retired Now And Now Iam Thinking About Getting Another Banjo,Your Music Has Inspired Me To Purchase Another one, Because I Sold The First One. Learning To Play May Be The Hardest Thing I Have Ever Done In My Life But I Need To Do It Not Just For Myself But For Everyone That Loves The Banjo.

@DavidMcCubbin-c5i 2 months ago

Very scenic video. Dexter looks like a nice town to live in. The cemeteries look well kept and interesting streams and bridges. I like the old well used death go round. Thanks

@carlhunt6891 2 months ago

I love when you go down back roads. All the places you take us. Some remind me of the little town I grew up in Northern Missouri. Not much left. See you down the road.