I am an Australian. And my mother had a pen pal who lived in North Dakota. My Dad took us to meet them in ‘78-‘79 Christmas. It was wonderful. Our first ever white Christmas. It was a small town called Towner ND.
I am so glad you got to see the US that is not Chicago or New York. Years back, we hosted a fellow colleague of my now ex=husband from Bristol, UK. I served meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans because, well, DUH; it's good food. It was a joy to extend hospitality to a foreigner and also give him a comfy bed..After supper, he joined my ex and the neighbors for a beer or two. The young man was so charmed, and I was grateful to extend kindness and hospitality. I sure wish everyone here could have that happy experience.
I'm 63, in Selangor, Malaysia. Have never been to the US (or anywhere else for that matter). Ever more unlikely at this age and especially health condition. But thanks to UA-cam, I can at least watch these places in South Dakota. Featuring genuine people. Without UA-cam, I'd never have known anything about these small towns, ever.
Very interesting and this conjures many memories. I was domiciled in Huron, SD for about three years while flying essential air service routes for a small regional airline over 30 years ago. When the weather was warm enough and not having much better to do, I explored far and wide on my motorcycle and always stopped at the many long abandoned farm houses, schoolhouses, service stations, grain elevators and other collections of buildings and wondered who once lived and worked there and called it home. It was sad but compelling, almost literally a living ghost story.
You are a kind soul. I've a soul sister in New Zealand who is nearly as wild as I, and fierce in protecting her lovely granddaughter. I dare not meet her in person; we might implode the world.😉
Recently drove thru SD. I never dreamed how lovely the state is. If the winters were not so rough , I would move there. MT Rushmore is fascinating, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the wide open range. I can imagine thousands of buffalo grazing out on the plains. I’ve been to North Dakota a few times, and it’s every bit as beautiful as it’s sister.
It takes a special kind of person to truly appreciate the great plains. I live in Sioux Falls and I drive across the state at least once a year, and I love it. East River 90 (SD34 is better) is boring as hell, but once you get west of the river, the whole landscape changes and its so pretty all the way to the hills. My parents say it's boring, while I say that it's special and different. I love the Black Hills, and Badlands, though the National Park is just for the tourists. If you wanna see the real Badlands you go down to the reservations.
@@ARandomDonut: I agree. There is scenery in America that simply shine in ways that is hard to beat. I drove Truck for over 30 years, and I would not change one second of it! Granted, from ‘83 to 2013, much of it was thru the windshield, but now I can truly appreciate every mile our pioneering families and Native Americans as well. The Lord truly blessed our great nation. Beautiful, period!
Fascinating history! Thanks for remembering. My father in law, Harold Mahoney was born and raised in Geddes, in Charles Mix County. He worked for the Milwaukee Railroad from 1940-1990 except two years during WW II when he served in Europe with the 726th Transportation Company (Milwaukee RR Army Train Company) He lived in multiple locations around the Midwest and Intermountain West (Montana) during his career with the Milwaukee RR….but his eyes lit up like Christmas when he recalled his “magical” childhood in the (mostly) Irish community of Geddes. Until the day he passed, he recalled Geddes and South Dakota with much affection.
My great great uncle Charles Nelson. Herreid was the fourth governor of South Dakota and the town of Harriet is named in his honor. He was good friends with Theodore Roosevelt
My Grandmother was born in Salem, SD in 1894 and my father in 1920. They became the “Okies” in “The Grapes of Wrath” when the Dust Storms came and they moved to Houston, Tx. instead of California like so many others. The stories of all their lifelong friends having to pack up and leave one by one never to be seen again were heartbreaking !
Excellent videos and stories of the days by gone. It would helpful if you could for us hard of hearing folks to activate or turn on the CC feature. We could follow along better by reading the words and sentences. Thanks
Um your in control of your video player, not the upload, i dont like the cc feature, it blocks partial view, but being 60yrs old & a bit hard of hearing, i purchased speakers that plug-in & DAMN now my laptop computer wakes up the neighbors! ACDC never sounded so good!
@@chadsimmons6347 I disagree. the CC is not available at time of viewing. I watch many YT and mist have the CC option. I am already running external speakers As with age I read/ watch Net Flix Prime YT with CC and is has tremendously enhanced my viewing pleasure. Hopefully with the great well done SDPB videos they add CC.
I recently had to get hearing aids, I reckon a year or so ago. Watching TV, I still may need the captioning, especially if they have an accent of any kind, but… If I’m watching a video on my phone, it plays thru my hearing aids. I’ve no idea how much I’ve missed all these years simply because I couldn’t hear. I recommend you go to a hearing doctor, get tested, and at least get 1. If you warrant two, all the better. It has made an incredible difference in my life. I had to get two, with my right ear I was almost completely void of hearing anything simply do to the ringing. I noticed prior to getting them, that my speech was not what it used to be. I can honestly say, that it will benefit you in ways you can’t imagine. Good luck! 8:10
@@TERoss-jk9ny thanks TE for the reply. I am glad the investment of hearing aids has helped your way of life and get more out of it I am sure. I tried that 4 years ago while working in Denver. Did all the tests advice on what and how to wear etc. I found it overwhelming and gave it a good try but I found myself stopping by the aid place and constantly readjusting at least every other day. I found it so irritating and frustrating and nd er got used to them in the 60 day trial period. With that I chose the option and returned for a full refund ( $4000.00). Never been back and now basically practice selective heating. Yes maybe missing out on a lot conversations etc but as an introvert I am by my self 99% of the time anyways. I did purchase some great noise cancellation headphones and really enjoy them. Was much cheaper than $4K lol. As an avid YT watcher I really like the CC feature but it is up the the YT creator to implement the CC. Most do which I am thankful. I used CC each time on Netflix and Prime Video and works great. Some SDPB have implemented CC and it is wonderful. They do really interesting videos for the great state of SD
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography pictures/along with guest speakers. Enabling viewers to better understand the state's history. Spent quality time in the western region last century.
I'm very fascinated by these vanished towns and at the same time saddened because they represent the broken hopes and dreams of those who lived there. I really enjoyed the interviews with those who either still lived in the towns or had some kind of connection to it (e.g., childhood memories, etc.).
I and my daughter's drove through Manchester and Volga one week before the tornado hit The following year we went through Volga as I recall a few mobile homes were there but not much else Now they've made a hell of a comeback and have some commercial outlets
Thanks for the video! I was hoping to see White Rock on here. Right on the Minnesota border by Rosholt. I've talked to locals that remember a thriving community there that is there no longer.
Hi im grman And i heard the old lady speaking german,she sounds very natural in it . I have many historybooks from the comunties here with 3-900 pages,in which often many pages are filled with letters from Immigrants from here to the States.All over the places,and some had really intersting connections to the Natives.
SOMETIMES the walls have not eyes,but they hide in them newspapers from old times. where you can see and read what was in 50 or sometimes 80 years ago. A friend of mine found a bill in a old factory with handwritten lists from 1922. It was laying on a workbench and had almost no damage for 100 years.
The Firesteel picture of early settlers is the Firesteel in Davison Co. 1879. It was East of Mitchell at the James River. The railroad said it was too low for them to put a depot there, so the town of 27 pioneers at Firesteel moved to higher ground and became Mitchell, named after Alexander Mitchell, Railroad Head
Loved watching this. Visited many times as I live in MN. I recall a town named Oblivion near Keystone? Always thought there should be a tshirt that says “I’ve been to Oblivion” - and ‘South Dakota’ under it in a tiny font!
I lived in South Dakota for 10 years. I worked on farms and I sold chicken eggs . I drove down to rapid City and sold natural or organic eggs. I always sold out. I would do all this on Sunday.Saturday was my holy day and the Christians holy day was on Sunday. But they bought my eggs every Sunday no matter what. I let my neighbor have all the eggs he wanted for looking after the chickens and I brought him bananas and I let him watch football on my t.v. It was a good set up until I came home one Sunday night and my neighbor had gone home and his mother told me John died of a heart attack.I didn't have many neighbors but John was honest I could trust him in my house. He wasn't terribly smart but he was honest and he never lied.
I recall someone saying that the Navy recruited boys from the plains - because they didn't get as seasick as boys from hill country. It might just be a tall tale, but I thought it interesting. I bid the Dakotas my best wishes and also what blessings and opportunities can be endowed.
If you're referring to the window that's just above the time stamp, it would appear to be a staggered one on a stairway with a decorative bit of a gingerbread flourish to fill the corner.
@@Wguy56 Had to go back & watch again but,yeah,the one on the side of the house,towards the front. Judging from placement of door,I’d assume a stairway could be right there so,makes sense. I’ve just never seen a window like that before. Didn’t know if image was compromised or what but,appreciate the grain of knowledge,there,my friend. Thanks for responding.
I've noticed a lot of villages and cities really declined in population during the dustbowl depression era of the 1930s Only a few really took off after like Rapid City and Souix Falls Peire and a few others but a lot just stayed idle lost even died Must have been terrible to leave such wonderful soil Now with irrigation and better infrastructure maybe some will make a comeback
Sounds like such great times and a big part of our history. I pray for those who still live in their hometown and find it shrinking. For me personally, not all changes are for the good, beware my baby boomers' friends. God Bless the U.S.A.
It’s interesting that there are so many homeless people in the U.S., while at the same time there are abandoned towns that nobody is willing to live in.
yeah and all of those indigenous people that do not get mentioned that preserved that land for y'all. come on. be proper...we are a speck on the timeline of those lands. get with it.
How do you get Free Gasoline ? " Oh l just stopped here to look but she won't start ! Must be the Gasoline! Trouble is l've left my wallet back home in New York !....."
I hate living here. I live in Winner, SD, and moving here 3 years ago was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life. I'm now stuck with a house and mortgage that I can never sell because no one really wants to be here. I am trapped because I live on a fixed income as a disabled veteran, and I have no hope for the future. There is nothing here! This place is absolutely dead! You now know why these towns are dying, and no one wants to live here. No one wants to live here. Unless you own land here, own a farm or work for the government, you have no real reason nor desire to live here. I am waiting for the next tornado to take my house. I just hope I'm not in it when it happens.
That's because the government doesn't want anyone in any place except the little stacked up prison like apartments these towns should be full of the young people who grew up
Can't stay where you can't make a living, that's why those places become ghost towns, there's no way to make a living. You can ranch, but unless you are in the river valleys you can't farm real well due to lack of water. Farming is a gamble, crop might grow, might not. Ranching well, long as you have enough animals you'll probably make out okay. If there's no larger town with places to work, the small towns won't make it.
I don’t get how a town can be “abandoned.” Who owns the land? If the owners don’t want it, would they be willing to sell it for $100? Why pay taxes and insurance on land you don’t want? Anybody know?
My mother was raised in pierpont South Dakota Betty osnes her sister married Bill fath I didn't know there was a town called fath state and federal government need to keep these towns open with economic incentives and stop supporting mega cesspool big cities
Interesting video. Makes me think about the Native Americans who were driven off their land so white man could live there, and white man failed to make a living on land Natives were successfully living on.
You have to stop merchandising false dacotah computer pads, with an astounding announcement of their existence, to the shops of Il Gigante, Trecate. Those folks know nothing of Dakota history, and thus, for this reason, I will not listen to Dakota Indians or White Dakota history anymore.
Makes me so sad for the old ppl that everything’s gone. But im guessing its their fault anyway? Like they wanted to horde the wealth of big ranches and kept expanding making it impossible for new farmers to move in making the train/ infrastructure obsolete. You gotta fight to keep your history and they didnt do it in favor of $$. Ig this is truly the capitalist american way 🫡 great video showing a beautiful culture dont mean to hate just love learning from history
SDPB should be trying to build up S. Dak. instead of putting in the last nails of the coffin.Yeah it`s featureless but it`s loaded with resources if managed and utilized.The people that are there are pretty "salt of the earth" folks.
Hmmm, what is the point ? History, or something unique to this area, different than most other states of the time ? History or Vanishing……Railroad influence on new towns…? 🫣☕️
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I am an Australian. And my mother had a pen pal who lived in North Dakota. My Dad took us to meet them in ‘78-‘79 Christmas. It was wonderful. Our first ever white Christmas. It was a small town called Towner ND.
Don't c me to Alaska this winter. We have so much snow there's no place to put it any longer! 111.7 inches.
My hometown
I am so glad you got to see the US that is not Chicago or New York. Years back, we hosted a fellow colleague of my now ex=husband from Bristol, UK.
I served meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans because, well, DUH; it's good food. It was a joy to extend hospitality to a foreigner and also give him a comfy bed..After supper, he joined my ex and the neighbors for a beer or two. The young man was so charmed, and I was grateful to extend kindness and hospitality. I sure wish everyone here could have that happy experience.
Great video
I'm 63, in Selangor, Malaysia. Have never been to the US (or anywhere else for that matter). Ever more unlikely at this age and especially health condition. But thanks to UA-cam, I can at least watch these places in South Dakota. Featuring genuine people. Without UA-cam, I'd never have known anything about these small towns, ever.
I live in sd, hello from South Dakota! I hope I can come to Malaysia one day
South dakota better❤ srry 🎉
Hi from South Dakota!
Very interesting and this conjures many memories. I was domiciled in Huron, SD for about three years while flying essential air service routes for a small regional airline over 30 years ago. When the weather was warm enough and not having much better to do, I explored far and wide on my motorcycle and always stopped at the many long abandoned farm houses, schoolhouses, service stations, grain elevators and other collections of buildings and wondered who once lived and worked there and called it home. It was sad but compelling, almost literally a living ghost story.
Fabulous documentary. Thankyou. Always been drawn to the American Way. From down here in New Zealand.
I had a house with a sheep ranch down their. I was going to visit after I retired but he sold it and moved back home to Wisconsin!
You are a kind soul. I've a soul sister in New Zealand who is nearly as wild as I, and fierce in protecting her lovely granddaughter. I dare not meet her in person; we might implode the world.😉
I'm coming on holiday to South Dakoto in November. All the way from South Africa . Fascinated with the history
It will be cold.
Recently drove thru SD. I never dreamed how lovely the state is.
If the winters were not so rough , I would move there. MT Rushmore is fascinating, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the wide open range. I can imagine thousands of buffalo grazing out on the plains. I’ve been to North Dakota a few times, and it’s every bit as beautiful as it’s sister.
It takes a special kind of person to truly appreciate the great plains. I live in Sioux Falls and I drive across the state at least once a year, and I love it. East River 90 (SD34 is better) is boring as hell, but once you get west of the river, the whole landscape changes and its so pretty all the way to the hills. My parents say it's boring, while I say that it's special and different. I love the Black Hills, and Badlands, though the National Park is just for the tourists. If you wanna see the real Badlands you go down to the reservations.
@@ARandomDonut: I agree. There is scenery in America that simply shine in ways that is hard to beat.
I drove Truck for over 30 years, and I would not change one second of it! Granted, from ‘83 to 2013, much of it was thru the windshield, but now I can truly appreciate every mile our pioneering families and Native Americans as well. The Lord truly blessed our great nation. Beautiful, period!
Dude south Dakota has no wild Buffalo THERE FENCED IN NATIONAL PARKS your living a fantasy DAWG
Fascinating history! Thanks for remembering. My father in law, Harold Mahoney was born and raised in Geddes, in Charles Mix County. He worked for the Milwaukee Railroad from 1940-1990 except two years during WW II when he served in Europe with the 726th Transportation Company (Milwaukee RR Army Train Company) He lived in multiple locations around the Midwest and Intermountain West (Montana) during his career with the Milwaukee RR….but his eyes lit up like Christmas when he recalled his “magical” childhood in the (mostly) Irish community of Geddes. Until the day he passed, he recalled Geddes and South Dakota with much affection.
My great great uncle Charles Nelson. Herreid was the fourth governor of South Dakota and the town of Harriet is named in his honor. He was good friends with Theodore Roosevelt
my hometown named Herreid get it correct.
My Grandmother was born in Salem, SD in 1894 and my father in 1920. They became the “Okies” in “The Grapes of Wrath” when the Dust Storms came and they moved to Houston, Tx. instead of California like so many others. The stories of all their lifelong friends having to pack up and leave one by one never to be seen again were heartbreaking !
Nice production ❤
Excellent videos and stories of the days by gone. It would helpful if you could for us hard of hearing folks to activate or turn on the CC feature. We could follow along better by reading the words and sentences. Thanks
Um your in control of your video player, not the upload, i dont like the cc feature, it blocks partial view, but being 60yrs old & a bit hard of hearing, i purchased speakers that plug-in & DAMN now my laptop computer wakes up the neighbors! ACDC never sounded so good!
@@chadsimmons6347 I disagree. the CC is not available at time of viewing. I watch many YT and mist have the CC option. I am already running external speakers As with age I read/ watch Net Flix Prime YT with CC and is has tremendously enhanced my viewing pleasure. Hopefully with the great well done SDPB videos they add CC.
I recently had to get hearing aids, I reckon a year or so ago. Watching TV, I still may need the captioning, especially if they have an accent of any kind, but… If I’m watching a video on my phone, it plays thru my hearing aids. I’ve no idea how much I’ve missed all these years simply because I couldn’t hear.
I recommend you go to a hearing doctor, get tested, and at least get 1. If you warrant two, all the better. It has made an incredible difference in my life. I had to get two, with my right ear I was almost completely void of hearing anything simply do to the ringing.
I noticed prior to getting them, that my speech was not what it used to be. I can honestly say, that it will benefit you in ways you can’t imagine.
Good luck! 8:10
@@TERoss-jk9ny thanks TE for the reply. I am glad the investment of hearing aids has helped your way of life and get more out of it I am sure. I tried that 4 years ago while working in Denver. Did all the tests advice on what and how to wear etc. I found it overwhelming and gave it a good try but I found myself stopping by the aid place and constantly readjusting at least every other day. I found it so irritating and frustrating and nd er got used to them in the 60 day trial period. With that I chose the option and returned for a full refund ( $4000.00). Never been back and now basically practice selective heating. Yes maybe missing out on a lot conversations etc but as an introvert I am by my self 99% of the time anyways. I did purchase some great noise cancellation headphones and really enjoy them. Was much cheaper than $4K lol. As an avid YT watcher I really like the CC feature but it is up the the YT creator to implement the CC. Most do which I am thankful. I used CC each time on Netflix and Prime Video and works great. Some SDPB have implemented CC and it is wonderful. They do really interesting videos for the great state of SD
If you tap on your screen, in the upper right corner is the symbol for settings. Tap that & you'll see the option for captions. Tap again.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography pictures/along with guest speakers. Enabling viewers to better understand the state's history. Spent quality time in the western region last century.
I live in a small town myself and love it! Sorry to see some towns die out. People have no clue what they are missing!
Outstanding historic account.
I'm very fascinated by these vanished towns and at the same time saddened because they represent the broken hopes and dreams of those who lived there. I really enjoyed the interviews with those who either still lived in the towns or had some kind of connection to it (e.g., childhood memories, etc.).
I and my daughter's drove through Manchester and Volga one week before the tornado hit The following year we went through Volga as I recall a few mobile homes were there but not much else Now they've made a hell of a comeback and have some commercial outlets
South Dakota is a great neighbor, with love from Minnesota.
Thanks for the video! I was hoping to see White Rock on here. Right on the Minnesota border by Rosholt. I've talked to locals that remember a thriving community there that is there no longer.
Ardmore is my favorite ghost town in South Dakota...The rusty water tower is a classic. (located south of Hot Springs near the Nebraska border)
Beautiful State. The only state I would move too❤❤❤😊
Love your video I've learned a lot more about South Dakota
Hi
im grman
And i heard the old lady speaking german,she sounds very natural in it .
I have many historybooks from the comunties here with 3-900 pages,in which often many pages are filled with letters from Immigrants from here to the States.All over the places,and some had really intersting connections to the Natives.
SOMETIMES the walls have not eyes,but they hide in them newspapers from old times. where you can see and read what was in 50 or sometimes 80 years ago.
A friend of mine found a bill in a old factory with handwritten lists from 1922.
It was laying on a workbench and had almost no damage for 100 years.
Having visited where both my grew up in rural Canada. This reminds me of your video. Thank you
The Firesteel picture of early settlers is the Firesteel in Davison Co. 1879. It was East of Mitchell at the James River. The railroad said it was too low for them to put a depot there, so the town of 27 pioneers at Firesteel moved to higher ground and became Mitchell, named after Alexander Mitchell, Railroad Head
Hello im from Pennsylvania and went to south dakota… the small towns are struggling such as 3 towns: norris, scenic, and ardmore that i went to
Such a nostalgic feeling!
It’s a beautiful state had the pleasure of driving thru it
Loved watching this. Visited many times as I live in MN. I recall a town named Oblivion near Keystone? Always thought there should be a tshirt that says “I’ve been to Oblivion” - and ‘South Dakota’ under it in a tiny font!
i'm from NI THIS A VERY VERY INTERESTING DOCUMENTARY So much interesting history. Thank You
I loved the lady speaking German. My mothers side was german. I miss talking and hearing it. I cant speak it anylonger. Its been to long!
Tornadoes and blizzards. 105' to -45'...no people. You better be tough and resourceful to live there.
I’m now 65 and I am fed up with the winters in North Dakota. It was 23 below zero this morning. I am moving to Texas.
I lived in South Dakota for 10 years. I worked on farms and I sold chicken eggs . I drove down to rapid City and sold natural or organic eggs. I always sold out. I would do all this on Sunday.Saturday was my holy day and the Christians holy day was on Sunday. But they bought my eggs every Sunday no matter what. I let my neighbor have all the eggs he wanted for looking after the chickens and I brought him bananas and I let him watch football on my t.v. It was a good set up until I came home one Sunday night and my neighbor had gone home and his mother told me John died of a heart attack.I didn't have many neighbors but John was honest I could trust him in my house. He wasn't terribly smart but he was honest and he never lied.
I recall someone saying that the Navy recruited boys from the plains - because they didn't get as seasick as boys from hill country. It might just be a tall tale, but I thought it interesting. I bid the Dakotas my best wishes and also what blessings and opportunities can be endowed.
Would like to know what map was used and if it is for sale
The old Victorian style house that appears at 7:28….is the photograph altered or is that window supposed to look funky?
If you're referring to the window that's just above the time stamp, it would appear to be a staggered one on a stairway with a decorative bit of a gingerbread flourish to fill the corner.
@@Wguy56 Had to go back & watch again but,yeah,the one on the side of the house,towards the front. Judging from placement of door,I’d assume a stairway could be right there so,makes sense. I’ve just never seen a window like that before. Didn’t know if image was compromised or what but,appreciate the grain of knowledge,there,my friend. Thanks for responding.
I've noticed a lot of villages and cities really declined in population during the dustbowl depression era of the 1930s Only a few really took off after like Rapid City and Souix Falls Peire and a few others but a lot just stayed idle lost even died Must have been terrible to leave such wonderful soil Now with irrigation and better infrastructure maybe some will make a comeback
Being from Wisconsin where there is also a Crandon, I had to look it up. Sure thing, also named after Frank P. Crandon.
Sounds like such great times and a big part of our history. I pray for those who still live in their hometown and find it shrinking. For me personally, not all changes are for the good, beware my baby boomers' friends. God Bless the U.S.A.
It’s interesting that there are so many homeless people in the U.S., while at the same time there are abandoned towns that nobody is willing to live in.
LETS BRING AMERICA BACK!!!!!
yeah and all of those indigenous people that do not get mentioned that preserved that land for y'all. come on. be proper...we are a speck on the timeline of those lands. get with it.
I renovated the post office and store in Zeona in 2011, and no Zeona resident has given a shit since.
Your right
Nothing from south central SD?
Disappointed that you don’t have captions available for this.
Closed caption works for me
How about Unityville?
I hope you guys rebuild these areas.But the sad fact of the matter is that you treat outsiders horribly
don't ever feel sorry for those small towns that thrived off the theft of resources of the Lakota
O wow, a real virtue signaling bozo you are.
don't ever feel sorry for those lakota that thrived off the theft of resources of the cheyenne
How do you get Free Gasoline ? " Oh l just stopped here to look but she won't start ! Must be the Gasoline! Trouble is l've left my wallet back home in New York !....."
What happened to the natives?
You honestly don't know... They was starved diseased and ran off and murdered my locals and the US government
Don't know much about South Dakota, but I love the Governor!
There's still time to delete that comment, if you're having any second thoughts..... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Right? Lol @@gus473
I hate living here. I live in Winner, SD, and moving here 3 years ago was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life. I'm now stuck with a house and mortgage that I can never sell because no one really wants to be here. I am trapped because I live on a fixed income as a disabled veteran, and I have no hope for the future. There is nothing here! This place is absolutely dead! You now know why these towns are dying, and no one wants to live here. No one wants to live here. Unless you own land here, own a farm or work for the government, you have no real reason nor desire to live here. I am waiting for the next tornado to take my house. I just hope I'm not in it when it happens.
Too bad the Lamro/ winner battle wasn't in this
I wouldn't mind at all living in SD, however how are you supposed to make a living?
That's because the government doesn't want anyone in any place except the little stacked up prison like apartments these towns should be full of the young people who grew up
Can't stay where you can't make a living, that's why those places become ghost towns, there's no way to make a living. You can ranch, but unless you are in the river valleys you can't farm real well due to lack of water. Farming is a gamble, crop might grow, might not. Ranching well, long as you have enough animals you'll probably make out okay. If there's no larger town with places to work, the small towns won't make it.
So true!
I DID NOT CLIP ON THIS PROGRAM< HEY UA-cam STOP MESSING WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many towns r vanishing. Where r the thousands of ppl who used to live there ? I know, dead.
Economy plays much bigger roles than weather. Most part of Florida has become ghost towns at some point. People leave the town when money runs out!.
Dust in the wind …
Usually, the documentary records another small-town getting gobbled-up by urban-sprawl, at least it’s something different this time.
I don’t get how a town can be “abandoned.” Who owns the land? If the owners don’t want it, would they be willing to sell it for $100? Why pay taxes and insurance on land you don’t want? Anybody know?
My mother was raised in pierpont South Dakota Betty osnes her sister married Bill fath I didn't know there was a town called fath state and federal government need to keep these towns open with economic incentives and stop supporting mega cesspool big cities
Gadi Schwartz is back!
" looking for antiques and free gasoline. "
Noticed that too. Opportunists Haven.
For the town of Bonilla……it’s the sound or pronunciation of Bo knee ah ….not Bo nillah lol. It’s to be pronounced the proper Spanish pronunciation 😃😁
Ordway has 1 house left
Interesting video. Makes me think about the Native Americans who were driven off their land so white man could live there, and white man failed to make a living on land Natives were successfully living on.
I knew I couldn’t be the only one thinking this 😢
Comfy Bear country USA
You have to stop merchandising false dacotah computer pads, with an astounding announcement of their existence, to the shops of Il Gigante, Trecate. Those folks know nothing of Dakota history, and thus, for this reason, I will not listen to Dakota Indians or White Dakota history anymore.
Makes me so sad for the old ppl that everything’s gone. But im guessing its their fault anyway? Like they wanted to horde the wealth of big ranches and kept expanding making it impossible for new farmers to move in making the train/ infrastructure obsolete. You gotta fight to keep your history and they didnt do it in favor of $$. Ig this is truly the capitalist american way 🫡 great video showing a beautiful culture dont mean to hate just love learning from history
SDPB should be trying to build up S. Dak. instead of putting in the last nails of the coffin.Yeah it`s featureless but it`s loaded with resources if managed and utilized.The people that are there are pretty "salt of the earth" folks.
This was the biggest "nothing burger " of the year so far .
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Wut do you mean by settlers!? Say it correctly, Thieves who's stolen local pp lands .
Has it dawned on you that YOUR land belonged to Native Amaericans at one time? Obviously NOT.
Ah yes, the land the Lakota stole from the Cheyenne who likely conquered it from somebody else.
South Dakota 💯.
Hmmm, what is the point ? History, or something unique to this area, different than most other states of the time ? History or Vanishing……Railroad influence on new towns…? 🫣☕️