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| Looking for a railroad bed | You have to remember that there is 88 years of growth over the railroad bed. | Yet, there were some planks that were very visible. |
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| This one was pretty well decayed. | It was exciting to see some cables - figured we were getting close. | Here are some dried pods from a wild iris. |
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| We climbed over fallen trees and debris from so many years ago. | Here was a notched railroad tie and you can see where the spikes had been driven back in the early 1920s. | Can anyone tell me what kind of bone this is? |
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| Then we came upon assorted bolts and other pieces | More items were strewn about | We came across more items and hoped we were getting closer |
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| And then we discovered Crandall-in-the-Hole - built in 1921 and deserted in 1923 | This structure was the only one still standing on its own... Note shelves on right | A view from the side of the same cabin - amazing it is still standing |
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| Just the front of this place remained intact. | We saw numerous places ... some walls leaning against trees ...others covered with decades of pine needles. | We had hoped to see some artifacts within the confines of the town,but we only found several buckets. |
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| It seems there were several structures joined together. | Looking under the floor of one structure. | Eighty plus years of pine needles covering the floor of a cabin. |
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| A very interesting beam | And yet, a holly plant is surviving in Crandall. | This is a fairly deep hole a short distance from the town ...probably was dug for the outhouse. |
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| This was probably what remained of a house. | This appears to be a flashing which may have been used for the stovepipe. | There were plenty of boards just laying around the area. |
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| A look under another one of the cabins. | After spending 45 minutes or so investigating the remains, we had a snack before saying goodbye to Crandall-in-the-Hole. | |
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