ROAD TRIP: A BBM Game

[nova20194]

Easton, TX

Easton is a city in Texas, United States. Located mostly in Gregg County, a small portion of the city extends into Rusk County. The population was 524 at the 2000 census.

Easton is located at 32°23′13″N, 94°35′8″W (32.386874, -94.585589)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[belbbmfan]

Northstar, Alberta

A town in northern Alberta.

[loneleeb3]

Rambler WY

Traveling to Rambler is no task for the tenderfoot. Located near the top of the western side of the Continental Divide is a small verdant dale in the middle of which is a clear blue lake. Close to the lake is what is left of Rambler. Once a booming copper mining town housing hundreds of people, only a few buildings still stand as the reminder of a town that produced half a million pounds of copper. All the ore was carried by mule train over the Divide and down to the smelter at Encampment. The alpine scenery alone is worth the trip

[nova20194]

Rosebud, AB

Rosebud, Alberta is a hamlet located in southern Alberta, about 100 km east of Calgary. It is located in the County of Wheatland. The nearest city is Drumheller, about 30 minutes east.

Rosebud sits in a sheltered river valley on the Rosebud River near the edge of the Canadian Badlands. This area was called Akokiniskway by the Blackfoot people, which translates roughly to "by the river of many roses".

The hamlet was founded in the 1885 by James Wishart. While following the Gleichen Trail to Montana with his family, they awoke to the river valley covered by wild roses, Alberta's official flower. Wishart then reportedly said, "Here's the promised land, we go no further."[1]

The beauty of the valley has attracted many people throughout the years, from nature lovers to artists. Notable artists A. Y. Jackson and H. G. Glyde, members of the Group of Seven, spent a summer in 1944 painting in the area.[2]

Over the years, farming and coal mining have been the primary industries. In 1972 the Severn Creek School was shut down as part of an Alberta wide education consolidating process and local children were bused to Standard and Drumheller. This resulted in many of the local businesses being closed and the hamlet population dropped to under a dozen people. However, the farming community of around 400 still supported three elevators and a seed cleaning plant.

Easter 1973, a group of young adults from Calgary brought about 40 teenagers out and camped in the now empty mercantile. This pilot event evolved into a summer camp initially funded by a grant from the Alberta government and then supported as Rosebud Camp of the Arts by Crescent Heights Baptist Church in Calgary. In 1977 a high school was founded using the old buildings of the town as classrooms and emphasizing practical, visual, music and the performing arts in its curriculum. In the 1980's, Rosebud School of the Arts began to run theatre, which eventually developed into Rosebud Theatre and the school shifted its emphasis to post-secondary education.

Currently the primary industries within the hamlet are tourism and the arts. Agriculture along with oil and gas production are significant industries in the surrounding area.

The current population is about 80 permanent residents. With the influx of students at Rosebud School of the Arts, the population changes throughout the year with a high of about 115.

[MaineWriter]

Doan's Crossing, TX


Vernon's 19th Century history is closely bound to the Red River crossing some 15 miles north. Corwin Doan operated a store at this point and supplied cowboys with all they needed to survive the trip. This is where an estimated six million Longhorn cattle crossed on their way to the railheads in Dodge City, Kansas.

The fencing of the west and the invention of barbed wire, put an end to the cattle drives that brought Texas back from the economic collapse brought upon by the Civil War.

There is a large granite marker that includes many of the brands of the most famous ranches in Texas.



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[Meryl]

Grass Creek, WY

Coal was discovered in Grass Creek in the 1860s and the Grass Creek Fuel Company quickly raised a company town for its workers. In 1884 a narrow gauge track was built and the town reached its peak between 1910 and 1920 with a population of 200. However increasing costs and competition from other coal mining areas forced the mines to close and the last coal came out of Grass Creek in 1940.

[nova20194]

Kinuso, AB

Kinuso is a village in northern Alberta east of High Prairie.

[MaineWriter]

Olton, TX

Olton was the first town in Lamb county and as such became the first county seat when the county was organized in 1908.

Initial settlement occured around 1900 on a piece of state land. The C. C. Slaughter ranch occupied most of surrunding property. Three miles from the present town, one A. B. Powell opened a store and post office in 1903. The name is said to come from Mr. Powell's son or a preacher. After several changes in location, the the post office settled at the home of T. F. Brown on the old Slaughter ranch. The 1910 population was 75 which increased to 300 by 1930 and 782 in 1940.

Throughout the short history of Lamb County, nearby Littlefield was vying for the title of county seat. Elections were held in 1929, 1932, 1937 and 1946, when Littlefield finally won.

In spite of the setback which has historically sent other towns into oblivion, Olton surprised everyone with growth. By 1960 the town had nearly 2,000 people. In 1970 there were 78 businesses servicing the needs of 1,782 and the last figure available was the 2000 census figure of 2,288.



The 1922 Lamb County Courthouse, which was torn down in 1964. This picture was taken in 1939.

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[Meryl]

I'm declaring a SIDE TRIP for myself, because look what I found:

J and E Junction, TX

Population 3039.  Nearby towns: Bon Ami, Mount Union 

[belbbmfan]

Nichi, Mexico