History Tuesday – The Ghost Town of Rush Arkansas
A ruined fieldstone wall appears from the forest in a notable curve of the access road leading to Rush Landing, a popular place for paddlers on the Buffalo River in north‐central Arkansas. The stairs emerge from the undergrowth, making us wonder, “What was this place?”…
Abandoned Railroad Station May Get a New Life – Monson Junction, Maine
OHU50K first featured this building last year when it was up for sale for $10,000. While it looks sad and forlorn now with its windows peering out like an empty soul, new life may soon be infused into the abandoned Monson Junction Station in Maine.…
A Vanished Gilded Age Mansion – The Saga of Pepperidge Hall
Since it is Halloween Month, and this is a sad tale of opulence, suicide and hauntings, I thought I’d share my experience with Pepperidge Hall. I grew up in the neighborhood known as Idle Hour in Oakdale, New York. It was called that as the…
