Dredged up find the trail9/22/2023 ![]() Pitcairn Morrison was ordered out to Fort Atkinson (Dodge City) and to Bent's Fort, CO. When there were disturbances among Indians in western Kansas and eastern Colorado, Fort Gibson in eastern Oklahoma was in charge of the western plains. It is meant to accompany the 2014 map of Pioneer and Indian Trails in Harvey County. This map guide was prepared with existing documentary information, field research, supplemented by dowsing by trail researcher Brian Stucky to fill in gaps and make connections. I will forever treasure my childhood memories of growing up here.A map of pioneer trails in Harvey County, Kansas. I am so proud and pleased that the city of Woodstock took the initiative and preserved this beautiful area for generations to come. My aunt jumped in a pulled me out of the water no sooner than i went under. I have been told a story of almost drowning there as a small toddler my entire life. It was a favorite swimming and wading place for many yrs. ![]() The waterfall that everyone speaks of was once reachable by an old road that disappeared when the interstate hwy came thru. Not sure if those sites are still visible or not. The woods on the opposite side of the river from the park had ruins of the housing village where some of the workers lived. One family proudly displayed a beautiful old mantel clock that at one time hung in the main office of the mill. I even had the privilege of personally knowing a few people that actually worked in the mill. We referred to the area where the mall is now as Noonday Hill. I remember we had trails that we ride our motorcycles and 4 wheelers on that stretched all the way to modern Towne Lake Dr. As a child we swam and fished all over the river. I grew up coning to this area long before it ever became a park.
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