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Apr 21, 2011

Of all the ghost towns in southern Kansas none has more mystique and legends than the defunct town of Le Hunt, which is located northwest of Independence, Ks. Le Hunt was once a thriving community. The United Kansas Portland Cement Company was the epicenter of the town. A behemoth sized concrete plant constructed in 1905 and built into the side of Table mound....

Location Class: •Industrial •Ghost Town

City: •Le Hunt, KS

Photographer: •Psychosaw13

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Dec 1, 2010

Opening Thoughts with Psychosaw13: It is with great pleasure that I present to all of you Dogpatch U.S.A.  I first discovered Dogpatch by a suggestion from Chardonnay Mullin (a friend on Facebook) about a UE website that was Ozark area based. I had no clue what Urban Exploration was at the time. After going through most of the posts & forums on that...

Location Class: •Amusement Park

City: •Marble Falls, AR

Photographer: •Psychosaw13

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Oct 27, 2010

SPECIAL THANKS First we want to give a huge thanks to Kevin Weaver over at GirlScoutMurders.com for giving us a personal tour and his help researching. Head over to his site to read EVERYTHING about the Camp Scott story. BACKGROUND The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders is still to this day an unsolved crime in rural Mayes County, Oklahoma. On a rainy, late-spring...

Location Class: •Ghost Town

City: •Locust Grove

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Oct 20, 2010

In the post-war era, Oklahoma had a significant number of children diagnosed with mental disabilities requiring institutionalization, but the two schools operated by state mental health officials at Enid and Pauls Valley had become antiquated and overcrowded and dated back almost to statehood. Providing modern care for these children became a priority for...

Location Class: •School •Hospital

City: •Sand Springs

Photographer: •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13 •BOOGYMAN

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Aug 10, 2010

 The Will Rogers Turnpike runs from Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Missouri state line. It opened to traffic in June, 1957 and was designated as I-44 in 1958. It is 88 miles long and costs $4.00 to drive one way. It has a posted speed limit of 75 mph, which makes it possible to get from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Joplin, Missouri in 70 minutes. ...

Location Class: •Commercial

City: •Catoosa

Photographer: •Psychosaw13

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Jul 3, 2010

First, let me open with special thanks to the following in their assistance researching Joyland: Rick Davis of Darkride & Fun house enthusiasts. DAFE.org Nick Marsh of Remember Joyland. JoylandWichita.org Brian Reichow of Casa Brian CasaBrian.com Joyland Park was founded by Lester Ottaway and his sons, Herbert and Harold, to serve as the home for a...

Location Class: •Commercial •Amusement Park

City: •Wichita, KS

Photographer: •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Jun 4, 2010

History: “Eastern State Hospital has been a major factor in the economy of Craig County since 1913, and its influence in mental health matters has extended well beyond its service area. When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the mentally ill first were cared for through contract with private sanitariums. In Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation had maintained...

Location Class: •Hospital

City: •Vinita

Photographer: •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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May 5, 2010

 ”In the yellowed pages of an old newspaper, local officials called the building “one of Tulsa’s finest” and a peek at the “future of our city.” But the future hasn’t turned out quite the way people expected. Some five decades after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, local officials are calling that same building an...

Location Class: •Commercial

City: •Tulsa

Photographer: •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Apr 10, 2010

OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY The history of Oklahoma Natural Gas spans a century of petroleum history and illustrates the industrial advances that brought amenities such as public utilities, specifically heat and light, to urban communities throughout the Sooner State. In 1905 two entrepreneurs, Dennis T. Flynn, a former territorial representative to Congress,...

Location Class: •Industrial

City: •Kellyville

Photographer: •Psychosaw13

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Mar 18, 2010

For much more great history, visit the Official Blackburn Website The incorporated town of Blackburn is located in Pawnee County on Blackburn Road, halfway between county roads E0440 and E0450. Approximately twelve miles east of the county seat of Pawnee, the community developed after the Cherokee Outlet land opening on September 16, 1893. Named for Kentucky...

Location Class: •Ghost Town

City: •Blackburn

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Mar 12, 2010

Located in north-central Pawnee County, Skedee is situated slightly east of the junction of County Roads E0440/N3530. Established six miles northeast of the county seat of Pawnee, Skedee was originally known as Lemert for the Lemert family, who sold land for a townsite to the railroad company. The Eastern Oklahoma Townsite Company sold town lots at auction on...

Location Class: •Ghost Town

City: •Skedee

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Mar 11, 2010

Location Class: •School

City: •Pawhuska

Photographer: •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Feb 16, 2010

J.H. Hargrove is said to have been the father of Centralia. In 1898 he first ascended Blue Mound, made a survey, then located the town on prairie land with the only elevations in the region, Blue Mound, Potato Hill, Leforce, and Notch Mounds surrounding the town. Hargrove lived about one half mile northwest of the town site. He was from Missouri and was believed...

Location Class: •Ghost Town

City: •Centralia

Photographer: •Psychosaw13

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Jan 8, 2010

The Airline is located in North Central Oklahoma not far from the Oklahoma/Kansas border. It got its name from its proximity to the Ponca City Municipal Airport. The Airline had a capacity for 500 cars and screens double bills. It was open on week ends during the spring and fall and on seven nights during the peak summer season.

Location Class: •Commercial

City: •Ponca City

Photographer: •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Jan 7, 2010

The Savoy Hotel was built in 1909 as a modern elegant hotel with 62 rooms. It was built to accommodate the many new visitors, workers, and businessmen coming to the oil and gas boom town of Nowata, Oklahoma. This year, 2009, represents her 100-year anniversary. So saving this wonderful structure from complete destruction is a fitting birthday present to bestow...

Location Class: •Commercial •Residential

City: •Nowata

Photographer: •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13

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Dec 16, 2009

Never have I seen a location spark so much excitement, mystery, tragedy & the paranormal as I have with Labadie mansion. It is just remains of an old stone mansion sitting on top of a hill yet a brave many make the trek to the top of that hill in hopes of seeing the unexplained, to scare their loved ones, or to have one heck of a party. The Labadie mansion...

Location Class: •Residential

City: •Copan

Photographer: •Billy! •Psychosaw13

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