A small town forgotten in Oklahoma

A small town forgotten in Oklahoma
About me: I grew up in a small town the Midwest. Now I drive America's backroads exploring small towns, forgotten places, local history and more!
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[@treeandaturd]

if you sell enough May Kay, they will give you a pink cadlllac !

[@griswald7156]

Did anybody ever get a pink Cadillac?

[@mcswato1]

"At the opening in 1892 six bachelor brothers, Joseph, Trigg, Newt, Warner, John, and Richard Jett homesteaded adjacent land parcels around the Barrel Springs, about two miles from the present town. Named for them, the present community of Jet (spelled with one t)"

[@donschneider7252]

My Grandfather used to drive a mule team and wagon down from SW Kansas to the salt flats in the early 1900's ; load salt for the cattle and camp out in the area till loaded, Never seen them my self but interesting to see where he was many years ago. Thanks!😊

[@51Lorie]

Hello Sally and Marty from NW Wisconsin.....thanks for the tour of Jet and the Great Salt Plains! Be safe out there!

[@SightseeingSally]

You’re welcome and we will!

[@janetjones83]

I learned to water ski in the middle of that lake, about 3 foot deep!!!! That is a pumping jack, not a rig!!! My grandfather would leave western Kansas in the early 1900, the trip was about 2 weeks to get the salt the family needed for the year!!!

[@frrapp2366]

i too learned to ski on the s side of the lake, my parents had some friends that had a cabin and a boat there

[@juliogonzales5441]

BE SAFE....SALLY AND MARTY ❤

[@seal1962]

The Jett brothers constructed buildings on Dick Jett's land and opened a store. Jet received a postal designation in June 1894 with Warner Jett as postmaster. A nearby sod house soon served as a school for farmers' children. The town of Jet was incorporated in 1900 from part of Saline Township

[@seal1962]

But you knew that and I posted this before you told us ❤

[@edvalentine5127]

Very interesting video, Marty and Sally!

[@dozer9003]

Enjoyed the video... Thank you.

[@128titanic9]

Hi, Sally. Thank you for your video. Have a good week.❤

[@SightseeingSally]

Thank you! You too!

[@DavroTu72_in_Oklahoma]

Cool video. I was raised in Oklahoma and have been back in the state since 2012. I had never heard of this town. Of course Im in a town most have never heard of too. lol

[@aaabeverages7152]

Happy Easter Sally🎉 You are looking Great😊

[@tylinall]

Another fun video! I enjoy the small towns☺️

[@hawaii50th]

Even if your winging it, you still do an awesome job every time, plus your humor, both you and Marty are adorable, keep on keeping on Sally.

[@SightseeingSally]

You just made my night, thank you!!

[@onrycodger]

Well, that ended abruptly. It's a great video and I want to see more.😁 👍

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Sometimes YT will cut a video short without any reason. It’s happened to us several times. Or May Sally just wanted to do a cliffhanger 😂

[@SightseeingSally]

@onrycodger Thanks! Sometimes I like to shake things up a bit lol

[@rayclay2]

came by to give a thumbs up.👍 i was waiting for you to say. ''and yes, they have potholes too ~!! lol thank you for sharing

[@SightseeingSally]

And yes, they have potholes too 😜

[@astrorad2000]

Another truly amazing video! Thank you both for sharing, and as a side note, there is nothing more amazing than Sightseeing Sally and Marty!

[@SightseeingSally]

Thank you 😊 although… I thought the Salt Plains were what made the video so amazing. 😜

[@gomergomez1984]

If they were testing and training chemical agents there it’s likely they had a decent sized military base, also probably dropped other munitions during WW2 since there were bomber training bases close to it.

[@tendr247]

I love old towns with very few ppl.

[@billkeszler2531]

Oklahoma has some of the nicest people out there , especially in Paul's valley js. You should check out Erick Oklahoma, Roger millers hometown

[@JohnShinn1960]

That'd be so cool, Sally, the queen of Rodger Miller Blvd. 👍🤠

[@Steve-ow4jt]

Hello sightseeing Sally and Meandering Marty. It was great to see you made it to my state of residence. I had heard of Jet, but never had been there. If only in video, atleast now I can say I have seen it. Seems to be quite a quaint little town. If only you had made it more northeast over to my neck of the woods, you could have seen a town of just over 8,000 people called Cushing which some might consider to be a man made wonder of Oklahoma. It is the pipeline crossroads of the world and has somewhere around 300 oil tanks operated by most of the major oil producers. The tanks themselves are quite a site, but being up on a hill like on South Kings Highway gives you a view of all at once. Who knows, maybe you will come this way sometime in the future. Will be looking forward to the next amazing adventure. Until then take care, stay safe and God bless. Steve in Oklahoma

[@SightseeingSally]

Sounds like a missed opportunity to be added to our list of places to visit next time. Thanks Steve, stay well!

[@larrychoat]

Spent much of my childhood summertime in Verden OK visiting my paternal grandparents. It looks much like this town. Verden was about 500 population at the time. Main street was T intersection to the main highway 9. At the other end of main was an old adobe jailhouse. It's still there.

[@glennropiak1675]

You and Marty are great together...you guys are on a roll

[@patriciaguenzler9150]

Sally stay safe and strong you are awesome 👍 oh yeah marty also 😂thanks for sharing

[@olivei2484]

The plow in front of the town sign had a sod turning mouldboard. The long and slow turn of the mouldboard made it easier to roll sod to open ground for planting.

[@stucook8622]

Thanks you guys...great video!🐾

[@SightseeingSally]

Thanks for watching!

[@paradoxstudios6639]

You had some nice highway scenery there at the last of the video before you stopped it, was that in the area ?, I went through jet several times starting in 1984, there was a cafe there called "Cow Patty's", I also found the town of Nash to be an interesting town, the film "Dillinger" from 1973 had scenes shot there, only last time I went through there the main street buildings were torn down, looks horrible now, there are some other natural wonders in that part of the state like "little Sahara State Park" with giant sand dunes, "Alabaster Caverns State Park", "Boiling Springs State Park", "Glass Mountains" (mesas) "Roman Nose State Park" with it's wooded lake and huge aquifer out on the plains, "Beaver Dunes Park" in the panhandle and way out west at the end of the panhandle is "Black Mesa", all worth a visit.

[@apocyldoomer]

A message to Marty..”We are from the government and we are here to help” The End.

[@apocyldoomer]

Greetings Sally + Marty, it’s been a minute, Happy Trails!

[@Kathy-eh5sq]

My relatives lived in Jet for at least the last 75 years. In the 70’s it was booming with oil workers.

[@LarryRobinsonintothefog]

Oklahoma has many other wonders like the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife reserve, Route 66, the Talimena National Scenic Byway in the mountains near Talihania in eastern Oklahoma, Lake Eufaula, and etc. Didn't know about the salt flats at Jet. Thanks.

[@katecoffee4744]

Tall Grass Prairie, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Gilcrease Museum, Philbrook Art Museum, Beaver’s Bend State Park, Museum of Osteology …

[@lonelyoldfathomelessbum]

Ty ❤

[@RipperYouTubeOfficial]

Hi, this is Jack Smith from season 2 of Tiger King. If you're anywhere near the Pawhuska area, I can show you around, and get you on the Osage Reservation (Where I grew up) and give you some history on the town. Lemme know

[@oldroscoe2590]

I think they made some kind of travel bags at that manufacturing place. Jet is in my "Neck of the Woods", I've been through there thousands of times. Many, maybe most of the small towns were water stops from the old steam engine days.

[@ricksaunders8074]

Been in Oklahoma since 1961 never been to Great Salt Plains Never been to Little Sahara actually haven't been far from home

[@mcheatwood6466]

Okemah, OK - Home of Woody Guthrie, super small town, lovely folks, we have good food. IXL, OK - just shy of Okemah, tiny town with minimal government, just a cute place to go visit. Boley, OK - one of the last few black towns in OK, has a lovely prison.

[@glennjudd2467]

Temp 73 , sounds really good ! Its in the 40s & 50s here in Washington state ! Preety much winter ! Happy easter !

[@SightseeingSally]

Happy Easter Glenn! Hopefully you will see some warmer weather soon. I will try to send some your way. ☀️

[@glennjudd2467]

@@SightseeingSally did you know I'm.having surgery on may 8 ?

[@glennjudd2467]

Another hip surgery ! This time its the left hip on the may 8

[@SightseeingSally]

@@glennjudd2467 if I did, it slipped my mind. Best of luck. I will be thinking of you Glenn.

[@glennjudd2467]

​@@SightseeingSallyit will go well !

[@kennykittrell2549]

Hello Sally and Marty from Longview Texas

[@SightseeingSally]

Hello 👋🏻 there

[@paulj9801]

so did you meet anybody named benny ? if ya know ya know.😂😂😂 hi from the driftless area of wisco,

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Less and less makes sense these days! It’s getting crazier

[@JohnShinn1960]

🤔 "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"

[@oksteve5709]

The Salton Sea does also support a wide range of wildlife still yet. The Sea's salinity has increased over the years but remains a major stopping point for migrating fowl.

[@Cartier_specialist]

I wouldn't mind living in a forgotten town and let everyone forget me too. I'm tired of subwoofers waking me up at all hours and idiots treating the residential city street like it's a drag strip.

[@bobcarruth2654]

Have you guys been to Roy New Mexico? Right up your alley love your show

[@darrellashby3906]

Nice! A Cessna T-37 Tweet. A well designed trainer aircraft. 👍

[@SightseeingSally]

Cool! I’ll take your word for it, Darrell.

[@darrellashby3906]

@@SightseeingSally 👍

[@doingitwithnothing]

Neat little town

[@bobcarruth2654]

I had the old hotel longhorn trading moved to Cali 7 years ago should have there

[@tendr247]

Okie here.

[@johntilson2535]

I guess you could say you and Marty are a couple of 'Jet' setters, Sally! 🤣

[@SightseeingSally]

Hahaha 😂 I guess we are!

[@David-vh8ij]

I'm 45 minutes from Jet.

[@dlschgo]

"Jet" is another name for lignite (a term mostly used in the UK), with lignite being the lowest form of coal formed naturally by compressing wood fibers. Some can be polished and used as a gemstone in jewelry. The expression "jet black" comes from this usage. I guessed this--or a family name--might be the origin of the town name given the year of its founding.

[@1954shadow]

From a Jet to a - plain.

[@tonyrollman3991]

Scenes from the 1973 movie dillinger was shot there in jet and nash right down the road

[@Dr.Pepperdave]

You may get a speeding ticket in Jet...

[@juanitalerssen7335]

remember the gobment says "do as I say (order) - not as I do (recklessly)

[@CharlesGWalpoleIII-fn6kj]

"The Y Store" 😆

[@t.s.butler191]

I heard that! just after reading "Yoder's oil" . I giggled. gotta love it. Sally & Smarty are homemade.

[@iansutton3176]

Hi Sally and Marty, another great video as always, all the best from Australia.

[@melodytallmage532]

There are several small non existent jet ,pitch harsthorne extra

[@charausten5242]

The vials are not lethal, just a tiny bit toxic. Lol

[@SightseeingSally]

Apparently some had/have mustard gas in them.

[@jamiecosgrove1950]

i love your glasses. what brand? what store? i want that style.

[@elliegonzales8212]

There is no contradiction in the sign wording. They are saying to report the munitions mainly as those are lethal, the vials could have had some chemical in them to react with the chemical weapon agent. That testing chemical could be toxic, but not lethal.

[@darrylcraighare9849]

Sally, don't come to Perry, Oklahoma. You might see me :)

[@bobechs7234]

It NOT the Great Plains Wildlife Refuge: it is the Great SALT Plains W R. The lake there is a salt lake- not as salty as the ones in Utah and California but attractive to migratory geese. I would think that even not knowing that you could read the highway signage you show.

[@gaildrumm4082]

To the nw of Nash n Jet before it was a state was the Drumm ranch. Huge Colonel Andrew Drumm. Google him. Interesting history to this day in Kansas city.

[@ennuiblue4295]

I stay in OK ☺️

[@larryl392]

I don't know man I don't know - Camo Dave.... Have a great day🙂

[@SightseeingSally]

Classic Camo Dave quote for sure! Thanks Larry, you too.

[@larryl392]

@@SightseeingSally ...Indeed indeed...nice seeing you again, have a great day🙂

[@patriciaguenzler9150]

Have to give marty a special shout out he is on top of the liars 😂 thank you marty and sally ps where do you sleep just curious

[@okiesoonernews4645]

Been to Jet

[@professorfoozle]

This salt plain reminds me of the Dead Sea in Israel/Jordan. Some circa 400 million years ago, all the great plain states as we see them today did not exist-but were covered by a great sea. I wonder if these salt beds are the remnants of that big sea that once existed in central North America? A bit of paleontology and historical geology.

[@rayclay2]

Yoder's here in O hi O . are known as Amish names,... interesting,

[@timothy____1989]

There’s quite a few Mennonite churches and cemeteries in the area south of Jet, e.g. Goltry, Meno, et al. Google map “Mennonite” in that area.

[@garyporterfield7165]

Damn it, somebody used their money to build a building and pretend that they were producing something, I'm madder than I've ever been😂😂😂😂😂

[@griswald7156]

Sounds a bit like “the Avon Lady in the uk..

[@jamiecosgrove1950]

how many police for 200 people?

[@darrylcraighare9849]

They wait and wait and wait for a Deputy Sheriff. Sometimes they get the Highway Patrol.

[@bobcarruth2654]

If you go to Roy look up Justin I think he's Marty's brother 😂

[@garyporterfield7165]

I hope you didn't have trouble finding a place to park

[@frawa1530]

First 😅 Hello.. ❤

[@SightseeingSally]

Hello first 😊

[@prieten49]

Nothing makes any sense in Oklahoma. I should know. I was born and raised there.

[@bextar6365]

KING KONG SIZE GLASSES...

[@SightseeingSally]

Hey! Don’t be making fun of the glasses, they are classic.

[@ahmedhumayunrasheed2434]

Is this Sally or Demi Moore?

[@williamhickstein685]

That place has more than Necedah, Wisconsin. Marty talked about the glass tubes, a friend was forced to get the Covid-19 shots had a stroke afterwards. Maybe that is why you and Marty have heart issues.

[@SightseeingSally]

I’ve driven through Necedah once or twice.

[@williamhickstein685]

blink your eye and you're through town. LOL@@SightseeingSally

[@teresaarvidson44]

the salt flats: thousands, not millions. Probably left after the flood of Noah!

[@groverbuilt2893]

The reason the company painted the caddies pink was two fold it represents a female company and that the reps husbands would not drive it .

[@SightseeingSally]

And two very excellent reasons for it!

[@garyporterfield7165]

😂 not Turner falls, not Hocha Town or beavers bend, not all the awesome places to visit in Oklahoma. It's the salt flats, where nobody is there but you😂😂😂😂😂😂 yeah that place is awesome!!!

[@timothy____1989]

+ Little Sahara, the Wichita Mountains NWR…

[@shellirk2819]

Jet isn't a forgotten town.

[@CarolynStites]

Visitor not 'y store'

[@ProtoType99468]

i noticed that too rather quickly

[@carlj208]

Not lethal, but could still be harmful if you survive!

[@JohnShinn1960]

4:45 🤔... Wheels? 8:11 🤔... A pink Caddilac? 16:24 🤔 "due to drugs" After three tries I had to check the transcript. 👍😁 Thanks for the tour you two and scratch the kids on their heads for me! That and Google Earth here I come! Yeeee haaa! 👍🤠

[@SightseeingSally]

You’re welcome John 😁 Mocha and Leo enjoyed the extra scratches tonight. Btw The transcript may not be accurate. I don’t usually check to see if the KZbin’s program translated my voice to the close captions correctly.

[@garyporterfield7165]

😂😂😂 you are calling this the most amazing sight in Oklahoma and nobody is there but you😂😂😂 nobody is amazed by this place, unless you are

[@randystrain7512]

You need bigger glasses

[@mrdogshit]

my great grandfather was called Jet long before jets were made his proper name was Justus