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Photography & Stories of Forgotten Places
Tales from the Texas Frontier

Tales from the Texas Frontier

Today you can visit the historic park at this Texas frontier town that once hosted Comanche, cattlemen, gunslingers, and Buffalo Soldiers.

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Lost to Fire: Historic Florida Home from Citrus Era Burns

Lost to Fire: Historic Florida Home from Citrus Era Burns

This Florida house from the 1880s was lost to fire in 2021.

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Historic Whistlestop Served Community in Many Ways

Historic Whistlestop Served Community in Many Ways

It might look forlorn today but at one point, this brick building offered important services to the rural community that once surrounded it.

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Early Florida Railroad House

Early Florida Railroad House

This home was originally built along the train tracks for the railroad engineer and his family. Today, it stands in a Florida ghost town.

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All that Remains of Half Moon

All that Remains of Half Moon

A rural community built this one-room schoolhouse around 1900. It sat empty for many years before it was relocated to a park for future generations.

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An Abandoned House Along the Florida Railroad: Then & Now

An Abandoned House Along the Florida Railroad: Then & Now

Built in the 1870s, this home has watched the trains roll by for more than 100 years.

[Bradford County, FL]

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Virginia Ghost Town Abandoned by the Railroad

Virginia Ghost Town Abandoned by the Railroad

This town was once a bustling stop on the stage and railroad routes.

[Mecklenburg County, VA]

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Historic Hotel and Store Left Behind in Alabama

Historic Hotel and Store Left Behind in Alabama

This old railroad town is much quieter today than it once was

[Clarke County, AL]

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Florida Boarding House Used to Serve Railroad Passengers

Florida Boarding House Used to Serve Railroad Passengers

Built in the 1890’s, this hotel was built to serve passengers of the Florida Coastal Line.

[Marion County, FL]

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Old Country Store in a South Carolina Ghost Town

Old Country Store in a South Carolina Ghost Town

Standing today in a ghost town, this store is situated just along the railroad where it once served locals and passengers on the Atlantic Coast Line.

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