Louisiana
While in Louisiana we were sadly rained out of a lot of the places we wanted to visit, including the abandoned opera house in New Orleans. However we did get to visit one very cool place in this beautiful state and that was the Charles Boldt Paper mill. The paper mill was constructed in 1920…
Aldridge sawmill
Aldridge sawmill was first constructed in 1905. The original mill was made of wood and was carried in by ox carts through the dense woods of east Texas. By 1911 the mill started to include houses, hotels, bars and even a brothel. In total there were 79 buildings around the mill, although today only 4…
Lake Shawnee Amusement park
The History: Lake Shawnee opened its doors in 1926 when owner Conley Snidow purchased the land. His goal, a park for families to enjoy time together and have fun, mainly from the local coal miners to relax while the kids enjoyed the local attractions like the Ferris wheel or the large swimming lake. At the…
Coalwood Highschool
Coalwood was founded in 1902 by the Carter Coal Company who also built the offices, houses, churches and local company store all for the miners who lived in the town following the boom of industrialized coal in the aftermath of the civil war. At its peak Coalwood housed up to 2,00 people and was noted…
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