Crazy Bear's House
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Crazy Bear's House
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
FALLING IN by PRISCILLA BURGERS
According to an old postcard, this was Crazy Bear's house in the ghost town of Okaton, South Dakota. Okaton's days as a thriving railroad and farming community are long past. Established along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, as it pushed westward towards Rapid City in the early 1900's, the town housed many of the railroad men as well as a number of hardy homesteaders. As the building of railroad moved westward, the many railroad workers followed, already leaving the community just shortly after its founding. Though many of the homesteaders hung on, raising cattle and planting the fields with various grains, many of them, too, began to leave as they faced the harsh reality of the vicious winters. During the depression, this was especially true, when numerous residents left the farms in search of jobs in the cities. When the railroad pulled out in the mid-1980's and the town was bypassed by I-90, it spelled certain death for what little was left of the town.
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November 29th, 2015
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from N IS FOR NEGLECT themed week July 22-29! You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive.
Lois Bryan
This is really a beautiful image, Priscilla ... beautiful colors ... rich and vibrant. I love the bit of history you've included as well. It's hard for me, growing up in the metro DC area where all we see is growth, growth and more growth, to realize that there are still places in our nation that have already seen their glory days. It's a touching reminder to us all of our own impermanence ... and in that, it and your beautiful image, has great merit. As always, with you, magnificent work!!! lf and t
Randy Rosenberger
Love the beauty of this piece and the quality and care that went into its composition! It is my pleasure to PROMOTE this piece of beauty on our FEATURED ARTWORK section of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Thanks for sharing! Liked & faved Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group)