Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Little Flock Cemetery

Sorry for so many cemeteries back to back but they are all interesting! Little Flock is a special cemetery in that it holds something that I had never seen before, a glass casket! An unmarked grave of a baby lays in the back of the Little Flock cemetery and holds the remains of what was once someone's precious baby. This cemetery was found by mistake but nevertheless an interesting find. Not much can be seen today, however I spoke with the post master at a local post office and she said her husband used to roam that area hunting and he would never forget seeing the small child. Today one can hardly make out bones but it is an interesting find! Apparently this was common, however, this is the first time I have ever seen a cemetery plot covered with glass!




The Little Flock Cemetery is located just south of Foster, take highway 29 and turn south on Hwy 76 towards Purnell. There are 3 sets of bridges about 3 miles south of 29, just over the bridge take the first left possible. The cemetery is about 4-5 miles east off this road. There is a white sign by the highway and a pull in to park, but the gate is locked so you must walk about 1/4th of a mile up a gravel road.

Tidwell Cemetery

The Tidwell Cemetery is located close to Doyle which is between Marlow and Elmore City. This is a neat old cemetery that has stones dating back to the late 1800's. The cemetery is a bit overgrown and in desperate need of a clean up, but it is a wonderful little find! I would highly suggest tennis shoes or boots and blue jeans to go in there because it is over grown and who knows whats in that Oklahoma grass!






It is off the main path, so I would suggest putting the destination into a GPS to find it, it is about 3 miles off the main highway. Travel on Highway 29 just before the Doyle water tower turn north on Poteet Road. The road will turn east, follow it 2-3 miles and it should be on your right or the south side of the road. The sign is visible from the dirt road, but the cemetery its self sits about 1/4th a mile off the road on private land. You can drive over the cattle guard and up a ways until you spot the cemetery then there is a flat place to park while you visit the cemetery.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Whitebead Cemetery

Everyone who knows me knows I have a love of history and old things! One day I put those two together and found an old cemetery! I was hooked! Ever since I have been to cemeteries all over the world to see how each culture deals with death and how the dead are remembered. There is a lot to learn from the etchings of the past.






The Whitebead Cemetery has graves from the late 1800's and early 1900's. It is located off exit 74 on I35. Head west on Kimberlin road and it is about a mile off the interstate, turn north and it is half a mile on your right. A very beautiful old cemetery with lots of old headstones and many stories to tell.

Driving

I went out for a drive a few weeks ago. I wondered around from Rosedale to Purcell and beyond. Here are a few of my findings! An intresting named street because I was indeed out in the middle of nowhere. This road is about 15 miles east of Lexington and 2 miles south.





The spider, for those of you not from the south, is a tarantula. While it does indeed look large and scary (because it is!) it does bite but generally not humans. Matter of fact tarantulas are a common house and classroom pet!

Oh the interesting things one can find wondering around!

Arbuckle Lake

Arbuckle Lake is located just east of I35 outside of Davis and Sulphur. It is a beautiful lake that that provides clean clear water for fisherman and swimmers. I went to camp on this lake many times and always enjoyed it for fishing, canoeing, row boats and paddle boats. I was fishing here a few weeks ago and couldn't bait my line fast enough as I kept reeling in large catfish!




Settled in the heart of the Arbuckle mountains the Arbuckle Lake is a perfect get away for couples, friends and families! There are lots of cabins surrounding the lake with trails for hiking and biking for the adventurous ones!

Washita River

With all of the recent rains I guess it helped wash out the river beds! This is the clearest and cleanest I have ever seen the Washita River here in Pauls Valley! This is also a great fishing spot if you enjoy river fishing! While I have never fished here myself, I see folks fishing all the time! I also hear this is a great spot for Noodling (which Pauls Valley will host the Noodling Festival at the end of the month so be sure and check it out!).







http://www.okienoodling.com/
http://www.paulsvalley.com/noodling.html

The Washita River is also a fun river for floating and canoeing for the experienced outdoorsmen!