I just stumbled across this channel, because I want to learn more about the "real" America beyond the metro areas. You are doing a great job. Greetings from Germany.

I respect the people who live in this part of the country. Making a living and finding purpose in a place where most people see desolation is salt of the earth stuff. That’s making community happen and that’s a life well lived

I love it out there, in the middle of nowhere, that's where I should be living. Thanks for the tour. 🎅

I attended the 2023 Okie-Tex Star Party in Kenton for the first time. The area is beautiful and the mercantile store is awesome. The lady that owns it was interesting and we talked for a long while as other people from town came in and out. The skies in that part of the country are dark and beautiful at night too!

I can remember eating lunch there ; at the Mercatile in Kenton after church, buying fish bait and tackle from the 1960's -1980's. They sold gas and groceries.

Love the drone shots. May be the first drone shots of Kenton I've seen. I grew up in Boise City and Kenton and Lake Etling was where we spent a lot of time. We natives of Cimarron County are kind of tight and pretty proud of our little corner of the state.

Something you might not know from your visit near Kenton is that the area is well known for Having an amateur astronomy Event during the fall, usually in September or October during the new moon. It's called The Okie Tex star party. If you're ever in the area and are interested,please come on by.We also Are attempting to run public events out of black Mesa state park. The reason I bring this up is because I am a frequent traveler of this area and a member of the astronomy club out of Oklahoma City that helps run these events.

I live here in Sacramento California I really appreciate you posting these always wondered what it was like around these states

It’s cool that people still live in Kenton

What surprised me about Beer City was that there is no sign of a cemetery remaining. Even though it was only active for two years , you'd think they'd of had some sort of 'boot hill'.

I filled up with gas at that old store in Kenton around 1979. Was going from Norman OK to Roslyn Washington.

Thank you for adding to, and keeping alive, the history of the US. Really appreciate your passion for our history - small and consequential - all a part of the big picture of who we are and where we came from.

I grew up in Liberal Kansas. One summer night after a few drinks me and my buddies loaded up with shovels and headed just across the state line to see if we could find any remanence of Beer City. Sadly we didn’t find anything but I picked up a book from the local library that had a story about PussyCat Nell. She ran the saloon and bordello in Beer City.

the sky look amazing

Great video. I grew up in Eastern Oklahoma and alot of ppl don't know half Oklahoma a desert other half green and hills. I grew up a few miles from poteau ok. We're the talliest Hill in the world is. I was a farm painter for 25 years from Texas to North Dakota. Man I've seen some beautiful countryside.

Thanks for doing this! We stayed on the West side of the court house in the 1990’s. Quiet and nice! That night they closed the road to the West and put out a sign saying “Children Playing! “

Great video John - I agree with Andrew as a fellow Aussie - very outback NSW. My boys and I have watched all of your videos and really appreciate your amazing commitment. We loved the US89 series especially, with the kids following the video on Google Maps. On one of my 4 traverses by car across the USA, I made a 300 mile detour to get to Boise City, so was only 35 miles away from these places without ever getting there. Hopefully your videos will continue to provide insights into, and examples of, places to visit if and when we get back to the USA.

Just now learn about USA, and found your video, it's so mean to me who wanted to teach my kids about USA and its States. Thank you

I have never ever thought about that little piece of Oklahoma and what it looked like. John you did an amazing job now I want to go visit. Thanks for the great videos bud!

No mans land was also called the Cherokee strip or the indian outlet. It was originally left so the tribes that had been moved to Oklahoma or the new indian territory as it was known. Before Oklahoma was a state the only lawmen that had jurisdiction in the area was federal marshalls. The strip called no mans land was left out of Texas so the indians had an outlet to the western plains to hunt buffalo without crossing into Texas or Kansas. The strip provided them access to Colorado Wyoming and Montana plains which were not states at that time. The area was added to Oklahoma when it changed from indian territory to a state. Oklahoma became a state mostly because of the oilfield that was discovered there. The whole area had been given to the Native Americans as reservation but then when oil was discovered the politicans and rich oilmen decided the Native Americans didn t need that much land and broke yet another treaty with them and reclaimed most of the territory and opened it to settlement with the Oklahoma land rush after they gave the oil companies and the railroads huge sections of it.

I learned from you, thanks! Never knew of Beer City and Gate! I’m an Oklahoman and love the High Plains country.

Awesome video. Thank you for your hard work putting the videos together.

These old towns with great history never are boring . Keep up the great videos . Thanks for sharing you love of traveling.

Kenton has some fantastic history and countryside , go on up the Cimarron in NM allthe way to Raton or Trinadad

There is much to explore in and around Kenton. Fun fact the county seat, Boise City. Was the only main land town to be bombed WWII. Also I believe Kenton had some of the last wind-up gas pumps. I believe they are long gone by now. But it was fun watching people attempting to use them.

It was the top of the Texas Panhandle but the Mason Dixon deal line made it move south 34 miles creating No Mans Land. Both my grandfathers homesteaded there in Beaver county.

Nice video. Thank you for taking the time to educate us.

This No Man's Land area is kind of similar to Slab City and the Emerald Triangle area of California. These places are basically what is left of the anarchy in the Wild West.

That was very interesting!!!

another grrrrreat video. thank you for all the work and then sharing.

What I remember of driving across the panhandle was the wind. And buildings in the middle of nowhere made entirely of concrete. Gate looked pretty good, though.

Good morning 🌅.

My great grandmother was from Gate. We visited her every summer when I was a kid. My parents also got married in Gate.

I love this stuff, subscribed

Just spent about a week traveling around western Oklahoma on my way back to Colorado from Texas and man, what a cool state. I ended my trip by staying at black mesa state park way out in the west, then traveled through Kent and stayed on that little road all the way to raton. Great drive, when though the road stopped being paved at one point. Truly a remote no man's land out that way

Thanks for the video! Good to see the actual towns and learn a bit.

Another awesome video! Although, having lived in Liberal for a few years before Sublette, I’ve never heard of Beer City!

I spent some time visiting Kenton. So many memories. I think 2008 was the last time I went through there. The Duncan family that we visited there and had nearly a century of family connection with are all long gone from there now. I miss them and visiting Kenton. John, Golda, (Goldie) and their daughter Mildred and her husband Bud. May they rest in peace. Seeing this video made me so genuinely sad. I once had dreams of living in Kenton myself. It was and is a very special place to me.

Interesting....I've been through that area many times over the years but of course I'm on my way to next job as always and have never heard of these little towns. Maybe the next time I'm traveling that way I'll have to venture off the highway and pay these towns a visit.. as always John, another great video my friend!! Keep on Keeping on!! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!!⛄🎄

Kenton is awesome.

great video!

Great vid thank you

Thanks for the history and stories

If your traveling the area Beaver is a great town to visit, it was the only county seat when it was No Mans Land as it served the whole Panhandle. My great grandfather was the sole civil authority over the panhandle. BRAIDWOOD was thr name. My mother madian name. My fsthers Dad, John Davis homesteaded east of 83 hey, south side of the Beaver River. The original homesteads burned in a wild fire last year.

I grew up and have family everywhere out there.

Oh, I know these places, at least Kenton anyway. I spent two years in guymon.

Good job,keep it up,stay safe.

I’ve finally found a reason to come back to Oklahoma

How cool! you did this for me?? Lol. I'm from Turpin Ok. So Liberal ks is my old hub. Lots of bon fire parties near beer city. Some of My family still lives nearby.. my sis in Hooker ok.. and my brother in Hugoton ks. Thank you so much ❤️

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Beer City; est 1888.....abandoned 1890. I'm dying.

That first town reminds me of outback New South Wales My back yard Well done and Merry Christmas

Gate City dropping down 67% and only 10 years is actually kind of sad. Imagine the people that were still stuck there young during the depression damn that sucks

Very interesting! That's a place I want to visit someday, and document it like you did. What were the locals like?

Imagine all the history and people once were there

New sub here. Interesting history on my home state! Never seen the panhandle though.

There used to be a museum in Gate about 7 years ago when I ran FedEx through that area. I'd love to know if it's still open. It was on the main east west road on the far east side S side of the road. If memory serves it was near the old railroad tracks and part of the museum may have actually been the old depot.

Thanks again I wounder what rush hour looks like.

Beer City?! Sign me up for a visit!

You ought to travel to lookeba sickles,that is where scott oklahoma is

You missed Beer City. It is still there. Now it is a few houses, a used car dealer, and a drive-up beer place. Back in the day there was a great honey tonk there called Kickshickers. It was open for many years. They even had a house band. Laurie's Cafe in Gate serves a nice steak on Saturday nights. Laurie is a super nice lady.

My favorite is gate

Uh huh, I know you stopped by the Casino that's up there now. 😅 I weny by Medicine Mound coming back home from Dallas a few weeks ago, but didn't really see anything. "RickInAmarillo"

Love it out there. Peaceful and beautiful. You can forget the city troubles in a place like that. I was there twice last summer. Had a picnic at Etling lake near Kenton. Check it out.

bro. that pic is not black mesa. you probably drove past the mesa a thousand times. you can't miss it its HUGE

Is that court house have a for sale sign on it ? I would definitely buy it

Love the Beer City story. Maybe that's where firing squads came from after hangings lol

I subbed brother cool channel

Kenton and 5,000 feet up to the plateau?? I was in Tulsa for grade six in the sixties. Always wonder about these videos as per heat, humidity, and WIND. Not a fan of wind. And don't forget WATER.

Dinosaur quarry near by too.

Your in my favorite part of Oklahoma

What's up with that vending machine??? It still looks good!

How many ppl live in these towns. I think you should give more info

Always wondered were the exact point Beer City was---- or if any one would post a video trying to find it. Cheers on yhis vid yeehaaa

Ie indigeouce Montagnard Jarai I love old town

My daughter lives in Gate.

We’ve built barns in the area rattlesnake country lol

It was Texas at once

Was there any other ppl there?

Huh? No building or anything in beer ?

Follow the Kansas mom’s murders! 4 corners it’s a sad story

No thank you. I've seen that panhandle coming and going. Desolate, empty, dangerous.

Wrong horses are 6,000 years old not millions of years

How is Beer City considered a ghost town if literally nothing is left? The people are supposed to be the ghosts, not the buildings themselves lol

By your account beer city isn’t a ghost town because there’s nothing left

I’ve watched a few of these Oklahoma videos I’m always surprised no one brings up how 50,000 Comanche and 10 million buffalo were slaughtered to make way for these ghost towns what a shame

Tell us more about these places! For instance, Kenton Ok. has 17 residents. Every one of these places has some history that would be interesting to hear! Less face time and less drone time and tell us what is or was important about these places!

I don't know what is with youtubers who make channels for supposedly "showing" stuff, and then their whole videos just show their faces blocking the scenery they were supposed to show. Ego? Need for attention? I mean, we can *hear* what you are saying, but we really don't need to see your face... right...?

In 2010 that courthouse/general store was still open!

No your wrong oklahoma belonged to the natives