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We just got back from a National Trials event in Tishomingo, OK and while I was there wanted to check out an Oklahoma ghost town. The Oklahoma ghost town directory listed Fitzhugh as an official ghost town which wasn't too far from the property where we were camping for the event, so I decided to take the XT225 so I could go exploring. The road to the event was a beautiful hard packed dirt which was pretty easy, but very dusty.
Anyway, the road to Fitzhugh was perfect for the XT, a nice two lane highway with lots of fields filled with cows and horses and very little traffic. On the way I passed through a little town called Roff.
When I got to Fitzhugh there was really nothing there to see, they had a one block main street with one old building with not much interest and I found one old farmhouse, so I went back to Roff.
At Roff, I found the First National Bank building which was founded in 1900.
The bank must have closed before Christmas, the front window was frozen in time with a little Christmas display. I wonder what year it closed. The decorations looked to be prior 1970's to me.
So sad to see such a stately building allowed to decay the way it was. Missing windows, holes in the bricks and there were many birds nesting all about.
As it was, the block also contained another little store which was frozen in time as well.
I have no idea what this tub looking thing used to do.
And here a little tiger stares out the window for evermore.
I wonder how long those two little white chairs have been sitting there undisturbed. There was some traffic on the street while I was taking my pictures, I think there was a Post Office across the street.
There was another little town called Ravia which was closer to the event which I decided to explore before getting back to the RV. There was this old trading post with half boarded up windows but products still in place behind the glass.
You can't see it but there were two half log benches on the front porch, very rustically cool.
Here's the side yard
And the front windows with pottery
I do not think this place was very old there was no way to even figure out what it's life span was. I have a feeling there many of these same types of Main Streets in many of the small towns we passed.
I'm looking forward to going back to Oklahoma. The other ghost town I missed is called Bokchito. If you know of it or of any other towns near Tishomingo, drop me a pm so I can add it to my list for next time. Thanks for visiting.
Anyway, the road to Fitzhugh was perfect for the XT, a nice two lane highway with lots of fields filled with cows and horses and very little traffic. On the way I passed through a little town called Roff.
When I got to Fitzhugh there was really nothing there to see, they had a one block main street with one old building with not much interest and I found one old farmhouse, so I went back to Roff.
At Roff, I found the First National Bank building which was founded in 1900.
The bank must have closed before Christmas, the front window was frozen in time with a little Christmas display. I wonder what year it closed. The decorations looked to be prior 1970's to me.
So sad to see such a stately building allowed to decay the way it was. Missing windows, holes in the bricks and there were many birds nesting all about.
As it was, the block also contained another little store which was frozen in time as well.
I have no idea what this tub looking thing used to do.
And here a little tiger stares out the window for evermore.
I wonder how long those two little white chairs have been sitting there undisturbed. There was some traffic on the street while I was taking my pictures, I think there was a Post Office across the street.
There was another little town called Ravia which was closer to the event which I decided to explore before getting back to the RV. There was this old trading post with half boarded up windows but products still in place behind the glass.
You can't see it but there were two half log benches on the front porch, very rustically cool.
Here's the side yard
And the front windows with pottery
I do not think this place was very old there was no way to even figure out what it's life span was. I have a feeling there many of these same types of Main Streets in many of the small towns we passed.
I'm looking forward to going back to Oklahoma. The other ghost town I missed is called Bokchito. If you know of it or of any other towns near Tishomingo, drop me a pm so I can add it to my list for next time. Thanks for visiting.