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1. We begin this trip with the watertower in Keighley, a Butler County Ghost Town, Keighley, 1-3-09
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2. The town sits on US-400, and its old gas station is still in use! Keighley, 1-3-09
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3. Some of the buildings in downtown Beaumont, a Butler County Ghost Town, Beaumont, 1-3-09
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4. The landmark building in the town is the historic Beaumont Hotel and Restaurant (still open!), Beaumont, 1-3-09
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5. The historic Frisco Railroad Water Tank, on the NRHP. The railroad is long gone, Beaumont, 1-3-09
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6. Their old railroad sign, and yes, that grass strip in the background is a runway, Beaumont, 1-3-09
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7. I've seen this in other towns before. The town no longer has a post office, but they all get their mail in a central location in town, Beaumont, 1-3-09
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8. Their Christian church, in need of paint but still in use, Beaumont, 1-3-09
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9. What's left of downtown Piedmont, an impressive Greenwood County Ghost Town, Piedmont, 1-3-09
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10. The expansive Ghost Town is filled with empty lots, and there are just some scattered houses across the town of 50 people, Piedmont, 1-3-09
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11. The landmark building in this Ghost Town is its huge school building, long-abandoned and boarded up, Piedmont, 1-3-09
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12. Next to the school is the Piedmont Recreation Center, possibly still in use, Piedmont, 1-3-09
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13. In front of the school (which is on a very large lot) is the playground, still in good shape, Piedmont, 1-3-09
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14. Their tiny post office, Piedmont, 1-3-09
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15. North of town on US-400 is their large cemetery, Piedmont, 1-3-09
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16. Downtown Severy, in southern Greenwood County, 1-3-09
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17. Their watertower in downtown, Severy, 1-3-09
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18. I liked this building in downtown Severy. I'm not sure what it was. Severy, 1-3-09
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19. Their grain elevator, Severy, 1-3-09
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20. This is Climax, a tiny town in central Greenwood County, 1-3-09
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21. The town's downtown is nearly gone, Climax, 1-3-09
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22. Their Methodist Church, Climax, 1-3-09
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23. A beautiful sunset viewed in western Greenwood County, 1-3-09