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Originally Posted by suwilliams
Rick, I just wanted to thank you for these awesome photos and the history lesson! I grew up in Monticello and still have family there, and this was so cool to read. And now I know that the path my brothers and I used to take between our house and our grandparents', where we'd sometimes find old railroad spikes, was part of the O&W! I wish I'd known about some of these places when I still lived there. I'm a sucker for abandoned buildings too.
Susan |
Susan,
I'm glad you enjoyed this "trip down memory lane." The whole area was fascinating to me, given its vast history and economic ups and downs, and I'm still amazed that almost the entire tourist industry there has collapsed. Hopefully you'll have a chance to do some more exploring of your own on future trips to visit relatives!
Rick
PS: I assume you saw Part I of this report, but just in case:
Part I.