Chebanse, Iroquois County, Illinois
September 13, 2024
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A look at the small town of Chabanse, Illinois and did you know what famous comic strip creator hails from this small town.
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Oval Wood Dish Factory, Tupper Lake, New York
July 6, 2024
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The story of rural towns often starts with a booming industry around a natural resource and a bust when the demand changes. Tupper Lake, New York fits that mold, but a long dormant eyesore on its picturesque lake could benefit from the fact that the region’s natural resource is fueling another demand.
25 Years Ago I Ventured Out Of Illinois On A Lost Americana Trail
April 11, 2023
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“Go West Young man, and grow up, with the country.”
Gove County, Kansas
March 4, 2021
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In the middle of Western Kansas farmland in Gove County sits Monument Rocks, a chalk formation that peaks out of ground creating a strange landscape
Synder, Dodge County, Nebraska
February 6, 2021
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Platted in 1886 and incorporated 4 years later, Synder has pretty much had a population in the 300s ever since it was founded.
Sims, North Dakota
January 17, 2021
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Very little remains of Sim, Morton County, North Dakota. A crumbling brick home being one of the few structures left.
Rural Matters: A Small Town Texas Mayor Faces A Major Turn-around Project
December 15, 2020
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In a 2018 interview with Stamford, Texas mayor James Decker, he talks about the challenges ahead for an area that has been slowly dying. Not surprisingly he sees better days ahead. That’s probably what got him elected.
150 Year Old Brewery For Sale Illinois
November 30, 2020
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For sale, old brewery on 2 acres with over 150 years of history in a small town just over an hour from Chicago. What are you waiting for?
Baseball’s Fading Gems: Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama
May 28, 2020
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Lost Americana is going a bit off the topic from looking at fading small rural towns, for a brief few posts to explore the few
The Return of the Drive-in Movie Theater
May 3, 2020
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As social distancing becomes the norm, are drive-ins are making a return. Sadly it may may not last.
Rural Schools: A Battle Between The Unvictorious
April 30, 2020
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Like many small rural high schools enrollments were continuing to shrink and the consolidation of schools is an almost annual occurrence in many state.
Rural Population Decline Hits Fastest Growing State, Texas Hard
December 6, 2019
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Even though Texas is one of the fastest growing states over the last two decades, some of its counties have seen the highest percent of population decline of any state in the last 50 years