Medicine Mound
Mar 3, 2024 18:49:39 #
Medicine Mound named for the four dolomite hills to the west is now no more than a ghost town. Located near Chillicothe 12 miles from Quanah in Hardeman, Texas. It's not too far of HWY 287 on FM 1932. Population of 500 at one time the 1940 census indicated 6 stores and only 210 people. Now just a couple of people appear to live there. The buildings are made of rounded stones, most likely river rock from Oklahoma. The original buildings burned in around 1933 and were replaced with the stone buildings, probably in hopes of avoiding another fire. What fire couldn't do away lost people did. The sign in the window says "Where did all the people go"? I think they got it right.
Only about four buildings left of the ghost town.
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At one time a pretty jumping place with four, count them four gas pumps out front of the old station.
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Probably a general store at one time, now a museum only open some Saturdays. The sign in the front window says it all.
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Different angle with the gas station in the background. Still proudly flying color.
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pdsdville wrote:
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Great shots, history is fascinating . I would like to know the back story on the u infirmity of the stones.
Mar 4, 2024 20:28:11 #
Love the "rustic" shots of the ghostly gas pumps, still hovering over the drive thru.
Wow, four pumps. Either, it was a busy place at one time, or the pumps had to supply
all the needs to customers. 1] White gas, 2] diesel 3] regular, 4] high test at 120 octane or better.
The storage tank for lamp oil, must have been out back.
Fire could be a huge problem, unless there was a fire truck next door.
Wow, four pumps. Either, it was a busy place at one time, or the pumps had to supply
all the needs to customers. 1] White gas, 2] diesel 3] regular, 4] high test at 120 octane or better.
The storage tank for lamp oil, must have been out back.
Fire could be a huge problem, unless there was a fire truck next door.
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One Rude Dawg wrote:
Great shots, history is fascinating . I would like to know the back story on the u infirmity of the stones.
I was told that they were river rock collected in Oklahoma. The color is consistent with a lot of the soil color there but I bet it was a job getting enough to build all the buildings. I can't imagine finding them all in one place, and picking up one or two here and there would take forever.
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pdsdville wrote:
I was told that they were river rock collected in Oklahoma. The color is consistent with a lot of the soil color there but I bet it was a job getting enough to build all the buildings. I can't imagine finding them all in one place, and picking up one or two here and there would take forever.
Had to be a fair sized project for sure.
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