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Can only be accessed by way of a long, narrow, backwoods dirt road in rural Arkansas.  

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Broken glass and shattered dreams.......   

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The abandoned Kateland Gin Company near Colfax, La., was incorporated on September 12, 1957.   After 27 years of service to the farmers of the community, it was finally closed down in 1984.   The gin equipment’s all been removed, and all that’s left is the shell of the building.  It’s a shame that it’s located in such a small town; because if it was someplace like Dallas this could be turned into an awesome restaurant, wedding venue, or some other such attraction. 

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J.C. Clegg called it the “J & J Grocery” when he had the place way back when.   Today the abandoned store near New Potter, Arkansas, is just used as a popular photo-spot by tourists, and by local photographers shooting prom and wedding pictures.   A local tells us that he moved there in 1980, and it was already long-abandoned even back then.   It sits right along the railroad tracks, which would have made it handy for doing business when it was still open.  

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Every so often, as you explore the countryside, you come across one of those old bridges that makes you stop and ask yourself “Should I, or shouldn’t I?”   The County Road 38 bridge over the Mountain Fork River, in Arkansas, is one of those.  It’s a one lane, two span, pony-truss bridge that was built in 1905.  I’m not sure if I really heard the old bridge creaking and groaning as we drove over it in our heavily loaded van, or if that was just my imagination......  

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Recently, Navigator and I jumped on our trike and headed over to Shreveport, Louisiana, with some friends to attend an event there.   Navigator was trying out her new I-phone by shooting the scenery (as usual) while we rode.  She got some nice shots, especially from the back of a moving trike while riding in the freezing cold......

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Aren’t we all...... ?    

“.....The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls, and whispered in the sounds of silence.....”

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“Murray Gins, Better Sample And Turnout”  

The gin manufacturer’s trademark still adorns the abandoned Kateland Gin Company’s building near Colfax, La.