St. Urban Ghost Town (a Little-Known Ghost Town Crossroads in the Middle of Southwest Washington)
In this episode of Searching for History, Erin, our White German Shepherd Dog, Thora and I visit the St. Urban Ghost Town. German and Swiss immigrants settled the St. Urban area in the late 1800s. At its height, the town possessed a school, store, grange and a catholic church. Here is a link to a 1915 picture of St. Urban: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi.... It appears the church is the only original building still standing. There is a grange at St. Urban but Erin and I are not convinced it is the original grange. The church, the Assumption Catholic Church was dedicated in 1891. There is a cemetery located behind the church. Please join us as we visit the St. Urban Town.
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Music Attributions
Song 1: To the Top by Silent Partner (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 2: Hero’s Ascent by Chris Haugen (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 3: Natural Light by Chris Haugen (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
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I love the 1916 USGS Topo map. It's amazing to think they hand-surveyed all these little towns and hills.
@searchingforhistory
22 күн бұрын
It is amazing. There is a lot of coverage for these maps too.
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@searchingforhistory
11 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Another cools spot. And the map was amazing at the beginning. I love maps. A lot of German settlers came into Texas a little earlier and into a similar time. Thanks for another fascinating place.
@searchingforhistory
22 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Check out this historical topo map website, it covers most if not all of the USA: ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/
@earthandtime5817
22 күн бұрын
@@searchingforhistory will do. Thank you.
The hx of oranges is fascinating. Oranges were started at the national level after the war against southern inhumanities. Granges were by wives of soldiers deceased on both sides in order to hold local farm communities together with the loss of male farmworkers, husbands fathers, brothers.. It' starts interestingly and the threads run from there.
@destonlee2838
20 күн бұрын
Granges,lol
@searchingforhistory
20 күн бұрын
@@destonlee2838 Silly oranges! lol. Interesting history. Nearly every community has a grange.
@destonlee2838
20 күн бұрын
the cement shake test is simple as a tap with a scewdriver or even a car key or ring. if its cement, itll sound like tapping tile or cement. if its wood, itll have that sound deadened tonal mute that wood has compared to cement or tile. no cutting necessary!
@searchingforhistory
20 күн бұрын
@@destonlee2838 That makes perfect sense.
The siding on the grange appears to be painted cedar shake. I'd have to get up close to verify. Cedar shake was replicated in look by cement asbestos shake and later in press board shakes.
@searchingforhistory
20 күн бұрын
It very well could be. I guess the only way to know for certain would be to take a slice off with a knife and inspect to see if it is cedar but I'll leave that to the asbestos professionals. 🙂 I am fairly convinced it is not Saint Urban's original grange.
@destonlee2838
20 күн бұрын
@@searchingforhistory an examination of the concrete work/steps and foundation should sort that immediately? clearly aluminum windows are a 60's/70s remodel and the light grey paint was in common use in the 60-early 70s. R recals im sure, those grey w/white trim and the beige houses with dark trim dominated some landscapes. ticky tack ugh... the roof will tell stories. a body might even find the builder/remodeler yet alive if one barked up the state grange assn and requested info about said concerns. im no pro historian, but i am a curious guy who like stories. and im clearly following ya'll, and loving the local.
@searchingforhistory
20 күн бұрын
@@destonlee2838 We love that you enjoy our videos!
Hopefully, you can get an answer to the siding question.
@searchingforhistory
22 күн бұрын
I am fairly certain (but not 100%) that is not the original grange.
Where are the ghost?🤣
@searchingforhistory
21 күн бұрын
Maybe in the cemetery? 🙂 Thanks for watching!