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Post by westtexan on May 16, 2007 8:23:46 GMT -5
Don't know if it's haunted or not...but the old abandoned school building and gym at Pringle...looks kinda creepy from the highway.
Pringle is between Stinnett and Morse as you're going toward Gruver.
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Post by princessbaybay on May 16, 2007 8:45:47 GMT -5
the old Ice House building here in Amarillo....
It's boarded up now.... but that use to be better than taking people out to the cemetary to scare them.... but it WAS really creepy... baybay hides her fear very well.
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Post by westtexan on May 16, 2007 9:56:20 GMT -5
I know where a couple of country cemetaries are...up north...that were pretty cool to scare girls with...back in my high school days.
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Post by princessbaybay on May 16, 2007 10:07:37 GMT -5
I saw the Ice House the other day.... didn't get that close but it looks to be boarded up now.
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Post by westtexan on May 16, 2007 10:12:54 GMT -5
Isn't the Ice House...a red brick building...that is northwest of downtown...like north of 3rd...toward the Hughes overpass?
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Post by princessbaybay on May 16, 2007 10:18:17 GMT -5
yup...... hey if you have bail money I can take you on the tour...
So you haven't been in the school building you mentioned??
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Post by westtexan on May 16, 2007 10:23:26 GMT -5
yup...... hey if you have bail money I can take you on the tour... So you haven't been in the school building you mentioned?? No...I haven't...and I need to stop off...and go look at it. You can just see the old domed roof of the gym...up over a bunch of trees. The old ghost train of boxcars...that used to be on off on a side track in that same area...has also been moved off. |
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Post by tinkerbell on May 16, 2007 11:03:26 GMT -5
I know where a couple of country cemetaries are...up north...that were pretty cool to scare girls with...back in my high school days. Man that was along time ago! Can't believe you can remember that far back! ;D |
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Post by mopnglo on May 16, 2007 14:48:01 GMT -5
My MIL's old house on Milam was haunted....................until she moved out.  |
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Post by itsmyopinion on May 16, 2007 14:49:01 GMT -5
My MIL's old house on Milam was haunted....................until she moved out.  |
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Post by catsmeow on May 16, 2007 18:57:41 GMT -5
I have never heard of any of these haunted places ... and I grew up here! I've been missing out, I guess.
(My prisoners swear there are ghosts at the prison ...)
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Post by sj on May 16, 2007 19:22:01 GMT -5
Don't know about haunted locations but there are a lot of ghost towns that are interesting around the Panhandle. Here's an example:
Texas Ghost Town
BACK CITY , TEXAS
Site of the Back No. 1 Oil and Gas Gusher in 1927
by Delbert Trew
Gray County, Texas Panhandle
Located on Texas Highway 273
Nine miles North of McLean, Texas
I-40 Exit 141
Book Your Hotel Here & Save
Amarillo Hotels >
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History in a Pecan Shell
The Back community began in 1904 with the arrival of J. D. Black who purchased 640 acres of land at $5 per acre. The family arrived in Amarillo on an "emigrant car" and traveled to their new home by wagon. They built a three-room frame home an raised cotton, corn and watermelons.
In 1899, a rural school was established nearby and later moved because of periodic flooding. In 1903, the school building was torn down and all material stolen. Though part of the materials were found, no charges were filed.
A new, larger, brick school opened in 1904 with all community activities taking place there. Church, baseball games, picnics and ice-skating in winter were some of the activities. A prolonged drought and recession slowed growth until 1927 when oil was discovered on Black land bringing in a gusher spouting oil high above the wooden derrick and flowing at an estimated 6,000 barrels a day.
Immediately, many acres were plotted for "Back City" with the first business being a filling station built by Clyde Holloway. A larger school was added and the future of Back City seemed destined to grow. Sadly, a new railroad and petroleum refinery were located some miles to the north and the hopes of Back City residents never materialized.
Today, only the foundations of Back City are visible to passing visitors and the Back gusher played out after producing for many years. The foundation for the pump jack and outbuildings along with a little ju8nk mark the location of the original oil discovery.
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Post by gracepro on May 19, 2007 9:02:33 GMT -5
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