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What happened to these SMALL Texas towns | East & West Columbia
So I hit the road to check out the small towns of East and West Columbia Texas and was suprised what I saw...
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I visited one of the SMALLEST and QUIETEST Towns in Texas | NEEDVILLE
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So I hit the road down Interstate 69 ti visit the small rural Texas town by name of Needville, Texas aka the land of churches. I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
Exploring El Campo, TX: A Hidden Gem in Small-Town America!
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Join me as we take a journey through El Campo, Texas, a charming small town with a rich history and a warm, welcoming community. From its historic landmarks and local businesses to the beautiful parks and vibrant festivals, El Campo offers a unique slice of life in small-town America. Whether you're planning a visit or just curious about what this hidden gem has to offer, this video will give y...
The Forgotten Memories of Wharton, Texas
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So, I headed down Interstate 59 to the small town of Wharton, Texas to see what remains of it historic history... I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
Exploring a Forgotten Town in Southern Texas | CAT SPRING
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So, I headed to the small town, population of 76, of Cat Spring, Texas to see if this was a ghost town in the making. I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
The Small Texas Town named after a German City located 5,400 Miles Away | NEW ULM
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So, I hit the road to head towards a samll town named after a German city located 5,400 miles away on the other side of the road, but how? I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
POPULATION UNKNOWN in the GHOST TOWN of WASHINGTON, TEXAS
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So, I heard about a small ghost town Texas town which population hasn't been recorded in over 24 years and also has a state park which has some interesting sites to see in Washington on the Brazos, Texas. I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
POPULATION 4 in the RURAL GHOST TOWN of INDEPENDENCE, TEXAS
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So, I headed down US 290 north of Brenham Texas to check out the little Texas Ghost town by the name of Independence, Texas. I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
The Small Town Now Serving No One | HUNGERFORD, TEXAS
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Visiting the 1 Square Mile Town of Beasley, Texas
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So, I headed down Route 59 to visit the rural small town of Beasley, Texas after Hurricane Beryl left the area living some damage to the community. I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
The Small Texas Town that's Slowly Dying and has a Dark Secrete | KENDLETON
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So, I headed down Route 59 to the town of Kendleton, Tx where the population has steadily been dying since 1980, but why? Also, I discovered the town's administration is dealing with some legal issues that's erasing some of the towns history and buildings. I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreo...
I made a pit stop in a rural town off the side of the road and saw this | Pattison, Texas
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So, I headed down I-10 towards a small town by the name of Pattison, Texas where I saw more animals than people...including a dead raccoon. I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
The Small Town with a Dark Secret Surrounded by Beauty | COLUMBUS, TEXAS
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So, I headed down I-10 West to the small Texas town of Columbus that is saturated with historic homes and some of the biggest live oak trees I've ever seen, some which have a dark pass you may never heard of... I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
What's it Like Living in a Rural Texas Town | East Bernard
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So, I headed west on I-10 towards the small town of East Bernard, Texas to see what the towns has to offer, but spoiler alert....the answer is not a lot. Enjoy... I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
The Small town in Texas Famous for it's Jail, Castle, and Historic Homes | Bellville
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So I headed west to visit the small town of Bellville, Texas and had a series of unfortunate events occur. The town us beautiful, but it's trees are savages. R.I.P to my drone 2022-2024 I really hope you're enjoying the content and if you'd like to show even more support to my channel, then please feel free to join my Patreon! patreon.com/ThisSmallTown
Welcome to WALLIS: The small Texas Town Purchased for Only $10
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Welcome to WALLIS: The small Texas Town Purchased for Only $10
The Small Town that should NOT be forgotten | Sealy, TX
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The Small Town that should NOT be forgotten | Sealy, TX
Welcome to SAN FELIPE aka the Birth Place of Texas
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Welcome to SAN FELIPE aka the Birth Place of Texas
Welcome to BROOKSHIRE: The small town that's the Southern BELL of Texas
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Welcome to BROOKSHIRE: The small town that's the Southern BELL of Texas
Welcome to the ghost town of WARRENTON Texas...
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Welcome to the ghost town of WARRENTON Texas...
The Smallest Town in Texas Famous for Antiques, Music, and Pies. Oh My! | Round Top
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The Smallest Town in Texas Famous for Antiques, Music, and Pies. Oh My! | Round Top
Welcome to CARMINE: The small Texas town with more antiques than people
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Welcome to CARMINE: The small Texas town with more antiques than people
The FORGOTTEN Texas GHOST TOWN off of HWY 290 you never heard of...
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The FORGOTTEN Texas GHOST TOWN off of HWY 290 you never heard of...
Welcome to Katy: The small town just west of Houston...
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Welcome to Katy: The small town just west of Houston...
Welcome to CHAPPELL HILL, Texas: Where Main Street is Frozen in Time
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Welcome to CHAPPELL HILL, Texas: Where Main Street is Frozen in Time
A Forgotten Small Town in Southern Texas | BURTON, Texas
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A Forgotten Small Town in Southern Texas | BURTON, Texas
BRENHAM, TX | The small Texas Town where Ice Cream is King
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BRENHAM, TX | The small Texas Town where Ice Cream is King
Welcome to MAGNOLIA: The small Texas town with the identity crisis
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Welcome to MAGNOLIA: The small Texas town with the identity crisis
Welcome to HEMPSTEAD: The small Texas town with homes built in the 1800s
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Welcome to HEMPSTEAD: The small Texas town with homes built in the 1800s
Welcome to PRAIRIE VIEW: The small Texas town where a slave plantation turned into a HBCU
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Welcome to PRAIRIE VIEW: The small Texas town where a slave plantation turned into a HBCU

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  • @vdavis1988
    @vdavis1988 18 годин тому

    I was thinking he won’t have my home town of Industry Texas but I’m shocked to see New Ulm which is just 5 miles away from Industry.

  • @lore175
    @lore175 День тому

    Good video. You’re the only other UA-camr besides myself that I’ve seen cover this Lynching here. What’s worse when you do more research about this is that it’s very likely that the 2 sheriffs seen holding the ropes were directly responsible for handing over the two teens to the mob and that they also helped them lynch them as well.

  • @mcsegeek1
    @mcsegeek1 День тому

    I'd rather live in Sealy than gawdawful Houston.

  • @TheJust22az
    @TheJust22az 2 дні тому

    I was born in New Ulm, MN.

  • @Stoneygreat
    @Stoneygreat 3 дні тому

    Dont look at the fake stories in these comments. PV wasn't built because blacks weren't accepted in other power 5 colleges. And even if it was true it would be all of the power 5 Texas schools.

  • @dominicmendez6761
    @dominicmendez6761 4 дні тому

    That’s awesome work your way up 35. Greetings from Grand Prairie TX.

  • @user-hx8zo3wj3w
    @user-hx8zo3wj3w 5 днів тому

    Manvel, Iowa Colony

  • @georgerichardson8575
    @georgerichardson8575 6 днів тому

    I was the staff painter at Columbia Lakes for a couple of years in the early 80's. It was good job at the time, the people were nice, the benefits covered the birth of my first kid and when I left they wrote me a letter of recommendation that helped me get a job as a painter at UT in Austin. Then I got an office job there and retired sixteen years ago. West Columbia beat Brazoria, Angleton and Freeport, by a mile, in my opinion. My years in Surfside we're cool as hell though.

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 5 днів тому

      That's very interesting and I'm surprised you pick Columbia over Surfside.

  • @georgerichardson8575
    @georgerichardson8575 6 днів тому

    I've driven from Austin to Houston or Lake Charles about a hundred times and I stopped at a Restaurant for lunch there about ten times. This is the first time I have seen downtown Columbus, so thank you. I lived in West Columbia for a couple of years in the early 80's and lost all appetite for small town living. Austin has been my sweet, sweet home for forty years now. Go Texans. Hook 'em Horns. Cowboy's you suck.

  • @RainThunderAndSleep
    @RainThunderAndSleep 6 днів тому

    My friends went to “PV” they all used to have fun in college definitely doing the traditional college stuff drugs parties only thing is.. it’s still cops out there looking to lock u up for petty crimes I.e Sandra Bland

  • @RADRICK19
    @RADRICK19 7 днів тому

    Oh wow just browsing and guessed correctly which town you were talking about. We built a huge horse barn here for some people, back in the late 90s. Drove every day from Richmond Tx. Ate at the little convenience store/Diner quite a few time. Food was always great!

  • @simplelightmedia
    @simplelightmedia 7 днів тому

    It’s a college town with very little for the Students near the campus to do. No grocery stores and very little food options. No shopping centers etc. he missed so much of PV though.

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 7 днів тому

      How you say there's very little of everything, but then I said I missed so much? 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @sherrytdallastreasures
    @sherrytdallastreasures 7 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing ❤

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 7 днів тому

      and thanks for watching Sherry. ❤️

  • @fukkuhata
    @fukkuhata 8 днів тому

    I remember in the 1980s n 90s you could count on just your fingers how many Mexicans lived in Brenham. And at night it was nothing to do out there. Kids would go ride in the country and go tip cows 😂😂 I hurried up and moved back to Houston. Wasted 2yrs of high school there.

  • @deborahsearcy8845
    @deborahsearcy8845 8 днів тому

    Hello newbie here ILove your videos The DeLorean had to reach 88 miles per hour you have a new viewer here.We are from Mont Belvieu. Howdy neighbor.

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 8 днів тому

      Hello Deborah! Welcome to my small community family.

  • @sirjaime4258
    @sirjaime4258 9 днів тому

    Home of Eric Dickerson

  • @DannyWillson-h6i
    @DannyWillson-h6i 10 днів тому

    They got the land for free back then and slave build the house for free

  • @phyllisdarden1444
    @phyllisdarden1444 10 днів тому

    The city is far more than what you described. Did you visit Alta Vista subdivision? Did you visit any subdivision beyond Owens Road? Did you go across the tracks or down 290 Business? There are other subdivisions. The farm is owned by the university and includes a meat processing plant where the community can purchase the exceptional beef and goat cuts. No history provided regarding the relationship between the city and university and alumni who became mayors or students elected to the city council. You visited on a holiday weekend and spoke with no one. Long time residents could have provided you with so much history. Those who attended high school on the campus and lived on the campus as children. So much missed.

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 10 днів тому

      Understandable Phyllis, but my channel isn't about the people who live in it. It's about the features of the town. Also, there's only so much you can put into a 20 minute video.

    • @phyllisdarden1444
      @phyllisdarden1444 10 днів тому

      @ThisSmallTown You didn't feature the town. You featured a segment of the town .... homes that need to be renovated or repaired. You gave an unbalanced view of the city when you chose not go further.

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 9 днів тому

      I showed exactly what's around that university that you can go look at today for yourself. I can't make up what's actually there. So when I pulled off from the university I showed the closest neighborhoods directly north, east, south, and west of it. If you don't like what you saw, that's not a representation of my video, but rather the city.

    • @phyllisdarden1444
      @phyllisdarden1444 9 днів тому

      @ThisSmallTown Was your focus on the university or the town? If it's the university, the ranch is part of the university - you didn't know that, but research would have told you that. You assumed it was "private property." If the focus was the city, Alta Vista subdivision is about 200 feet south of Hope AME on the right. Had you driven through there, you would have seen an entire neighborhood of inhabited homes built in the 70s. Did I miss a comment in the video about the bowling center, Checkers, the post office, community center, the dollar store, and city hall? Did I miss mention of the elementary school across from the bowling center? Anyone who doesn't know the area would think that outside of the university, the city consists of nothing but dilapidated houses. Had you driven across the tracks, 3-4 miles, you would have happened on another subdivision. If you had turned right at Business 290, you would have come across another subdivision. I ran a quick real estate search for the area, I found 36 properties on the market - none of the houses were like the ones you showed unless I just didn't see those in your video. It's your video, but in my opinion, it does a disservice to the city of Prairie View. I watched your Hempstead and Waller videos. Very different... and you showed very little of the areas that are not as pretty, picturesque, or old western town. I kept waiting on a view of the "hanging tree" in Hempstead. www.movoto.com/prairie-view-tx/?adid=&campaignid=19976555735&adgroupid=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAr7C6BhDRARIsAOUKifhCp8e2jxrMHbjl5s8DOEH-KTEVxHb3jSEqRWyogfFZg7ampALbSyAaAkl6EALw_wcB

    • @phyllisdarden1444
      @phyllisdarden1444 9 днів тому

      @@ThisSmallTown As far as going to look at the area myself, I'm there 5-6 days each week.

  • @phyllisdarden1444
    @phyllisdarden1444 10 днів тому

    Your video does not do justice to the city of Prairie View nor the university.

  • @frankcrump2137
    @frankcrump2137 10 днів тому

    Thank you for the video, you're going through historical black and white towns, the old 300, colonists and 443 enslaved who started this region 19th century. It would have made your video make sense come back and see us sometimes.

  • @tashajeffery4684
    @tashajeffery4684 10 днів тому

    I am from Hockley texas just 12 minutes from pv, my aunt use to work in Pv helping students with financial aid, Mrs Brenda Reese!!!❤❤

  • @BobbySimmons-ms3ih
    @BobbySimmons-ms3ih 10 днів тому

    I am round that area I do not think that is the smallest in Texas

  • @Mr.Rejuvenator
    @Mr.Rejuvenator 11 днів тому

    Bro alot of that stuff you talking about renovating. They have to be torn down.

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 11 днів тому

      Those buildings in my video have been there for years in the recent same condition that you saw in my video. Renovations shouldn't take 10 to 15 days, fam.

  • @Juan-er8we
    @Juan-er8we 11 днів тому

    I have cuzins in Ledbetter

  • @Juan-er8we
    @Juan-er8we 11 днів тому

    I lived in Columbus TX back in 98'

  • @BirdDogey1
    @BirdDogey1 11 днів тому

    Enjoy your work

  • @texaschick6153
    @texaschick6153 12 днів тому

    Your money is gonna live out at Columbia Lakes

  • @texaschick6153
    @texaschick6153 12 днів тому

    Flower shop used to be the old Rexall drugstore

  • @texaschick6153
    @texaschick6153 12 днів тому

    You’re correct. The capital is the old movie theater. I used to go there as a child.

  • @texaschick6153
    @texaschick6153 12 днів тому

    H-E-B has been in West Columbia since I was a kid and I’m 58 years old

  • @texaschick6153
    @texaschick6153 12 днів тому

    As a kid we used to call East Bernard, “East barnyard”

  • @texaschick6153
    @texaschick6153 12 днів тому

    They call it student housing instead of dorms now. Lol.

  • @BirdDogey1
    @BirdDogey1 12 днів тому

    Clean town.

  • @edwardspitzer2330
    @edwardspitzer2330 12 днів тому

    Made that mistake only once and I thought I was going to die, always take more water than you think you’ll need

  • @JoseJavyFerrer
    @JoseJavyFerrer 12 днів тому

    oh man they found us. now we have to move

  • @BirdDogey1
    @BirdDogey1 13 днів тому

    Every one of those empty old buildings was someone’s dream.

  • @t4texastom587
    @t4texastom587 14 днів тому

    I enjoy your videos. Please do videos of Cypress, Texas AND Tomball, Texas. Thanks!🙂🇨🇱

  • @lladyinthestreets
    @lladyinthestreets 14 днів тому

    Shout out to my family the Randle's ❤🔥

  • @t4texastom587
    @t4texastom587 14 днів тому

    My Dad trained racehorses back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Prairie View A&M used to have a veterinarian by the last name of Poindexter, and my Dad would take whatever was sick, horse, cow, dog, or cat to Dr. Poindexter. My Dad liked the Doc because he was a good honest vet, plus it didn't cost an arm and a leg to pay for the vet bill. Dr. Poindexter knew his business. I don't know if the Doc is still alive or not. He is/was a good man.

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 14 днів тому

      Great story. Thanks for sharin!. 😃

  • @krisalex3771
    @krisalex3771 15 днів тому

    There is difference between lynching and being hung for rape and murder, there were not murdered justice was served

  • @t4texastom587
    @t4texastom587 15 днів тому

    Back in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, my Dad trained racehorses. There used to be a real nice racetrack there in Columbus. One year the famous western movie and TV star Dale Robertson made an appearance there at the track. He was a very nice man and was signing autographs for everyone. The track had a great PA system and were always playing good country music. All during the 1960s before he finally hit the big-time in 1975, Willie Nelson's songs were played on that PA system, much more than the other singers and bands. Sometimes, after the races we over, we would drive into Columbus and eat at a certain restaurant... the name of the restaurant escapes me, Bill or Bob something. I never got to see Columbus during the day time. Hopefully I can drive down sometime and visit Columbus, 🇨🇱Texas🇨🇱

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 14 днів тому

      It's really a beautiful town. 10 out of 10 recommended going to it check out.

  • @ZeginMakesMusic
    @ZeginMakesMusic 15 днів тому

    19:20 sis-turn*

  • @austinisfullpleasedontmove653
    @austinisfullpleasedontmove653 15 днів тому

    That is the Chicken Ranch Dance Hall. I believe they have damcing and music every Saturday. At least that is what the wind blew into Austin for folks with the nose to the wind of our old Texas that is still loved.

  • @markfannon8845
    @markfannon8845 16 днів тому

    It is interesting how expensive the home prices are with a population of 650. What do these people do for a living?

    • @ThisSmallTown
      @ThisSmallTown 16 днів тому

      This is a great question. For a lot of these towns I'm hearing that a lot of these people have big jobs in the city and buy nice houses in the country

  • @lawrencejetson7057
    @lawrencejetson7057 17 днів тому

    It's Chappell Hill

  • @BirdDogey1
    @BirdDogey1 17 днів тому

    A friend of mine served on the Sacramento Historic Commission. The city was tearing up a street and discovered a paupers' cemetery. Essentially a mass grave without headstones for the poor. The city paved it back over leaving those at rest. So much sadness in history.

  • @BirdDogey1
    @BirdDogey1 17 днів тому

    St. John’s Lutheran is an ELCA member. It seems odd to me that a super left wing church exists in a tiny rural Texas town. For those unaware, Lutherans can be very liberal to very conservative depending on the synod.

  • @kim.in.nature.
    @kim.in.nature. 17 днів тому

    The Winnebago at 8:01 was really a horse trailer! LOL

  • @raymondescobar1702
    @raymondescobar1702 18 днів тому

    Baptist church is haunted