Ghost towns are towns that for what ever reason have all but ceased to exist. Sometimes they were platted but never 'caught on.' One of my cousins told me about a big tree north of Edgerton that had a sign near it. I recently drove out to check it out.
This is the monument with the sign . It is beside a huge oak tree. There are several large pine trees in the area. there is a older house back off the road.
It seems that this area used to be Denmark, one of the first, if not the first official settlement in Williams County. I think it definitely qualifies for being a ghost town. Other than the monument, there isn't anything around to suggest there was ever a town there.
The treee is huge!. The diameter of the trunk is easily 6' . Maybe I should have parked the MINI in front of the trunk and took a pic. I'm pretty sure that vine is poison ivy.
It has a lot of interesting branches. Definitely will be returning this fall and winter to get a better shot of the tree without so many leaves.
A while later I came upon this monument. I've seen it before.
It seems that Parkersburg was laid out, but never caught on. I have to admit that I've never heard of the 'famous' Samuel K. Swisher gravel pit, but then I didn't grow up around here. I did see a grassy lane leading back into the woods, but I didn't investigate further.
The line about the walnut tree really caught my attention. That was some tree!!! Probably used to frame a house or barn. I wonder if that building is standing. Can you imagine finding beams in an old barn made of walnut. WOW!!!
I like reading about local history. It really comes to life when you can go to the sites you just read about.
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