Arkansas Ghost Towns Part 2 // Rush, Newtown, McIntosh

[@valhightower7618]

I was born and raised less than an hour from Rush, and I have visited there. I loved your presentation of it. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Appreciate it! 😊

[@percymcnabb4746]

thanks for doing the history, great to learn about the old mining town

[@vickigraves8597]

Great true ghost town!. Thank you for all your traveling and hard work.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you 😊

[@sandysue202]

Cool beans! I am from NW Arkansas, Siloam Springs in Benton County. This is the first time that I knew about Rush. There are more than one abandoned town in those old Ozark hills. I now live in SW Missouri, not too far from my Arkansas roots. It is a very beautiful part of the country!

[@kaymerry369]

Very interesting place. Blacksmith shop made many items . We think of horseshoes but they were gifted in making household items. Enjoy watching one molding the hot iron. 😊

[@geneballay9590]

we live in SW Missouri and have both floated the Buffalo, and hiked that area, several times. It is a really nice environment. Thank you for all the work and then sharing.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

It is very beautiful! 😊

[@pamelacrowe4971]

Thanks I love to watch your videos. Very interesting to see these old towns. And think about how the people lived there. Thanks

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks for the continued support! It’s amazing to think about their lives!

[@joanrobichaux6519]

We just found your channel yesterday. Caught this video because we live not far from here but have never visited. We love your videos...very informative. Keep up the good work.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Awesome! Thanks so much!!

[@buckeyeguy82]

Thanks for the tour & the history lesson. Nice drone shots! I would love to float down that river, looks very relaxing.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you 😊

[@sueelliott3206]

That would be an awesome place to visit! TFS

[@BakerOverland]

Loved watching this. Planning a trip soon. Thank you for sharing.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Have fun!

[@bertholini2810]

That river looks like it has fish in it. Years ago (a long time ago) I fished the Mississippi and we caught some really bizarre fish from it. Turtles as large as a stop sign (not kidding). Very nice video ! Thank you for posting !

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! I’m not a fishing expert but I bet you’re right!

[@louisliu5638]

@@TravelwithaWiseguy probably soft shell as they get as big or bigger than alligator snappers. and if you caught an all. snapper you WOULD KNOW IT.

[@summerz8867]

Another quality video as always, well done, safe travels.🌟😽💫✨

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you 😊

[@danreed7889]

Id like to visit Arkansas one day. So much to see in the US.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Very interesting state!

[@Lisa-eo9gd]

Y'all are welcome to come visit! We have lots of nice trees, some interesting bluffs and caves, and the gorgeous Buffalo River. Even tho I live here, I have never been to the south half of the state. I think there is flat land down there. If you visit, please do a video to show us what it is like!

[@Rfk1966]

Very pretty drone shots at the end with the low clouds. All the trees must have made landing a bit stressful

[@debrashipman2094]

Great job! Thanks!

[@luisabutterfliez_kizz964]

Great video! That river looked relaxing 😎 Love the drone shots.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! I would’ve loved to have floated down the river!

[@papabear562]

Nice off the grid area. Imagine for a moment what it would be like if there was a house or two in that area that were still habitable. I couldn't think of a more secluded, yet peaceful place to get away from it all, if but for a few months out of the year. As long as the road was passable, it'd be doable provided there was a larger city nearby to get supplies.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Very interesting area and very secluded like you say. I do think flooding would be an issue though. The area by the river is very nice as well!

[@Shglugen]

Awesome videos!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you!

[@andrewwebb17]

Wow how interesting Great job

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you 😊

[@virginiabatton3621]

Enjoy watching this, find it interesting

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Glad you enjoyed it - thanks!

[@hungarysammy]

Loved this one! Interesting and quaint! Such a beautiful area, and easy to imagine the town of Rush! Love the rainy day too!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! It was definitely a hidden gem way down the backroads. Lots of fun!

[@bengabrielson9381]

those mine entrances look like natural caves!

[@ronfullerton3162]

I was surprised also with these mine entrances. You know this meant that everything done in or around these mines was definitely manual labor intense. These people definitely earned their pay. Another very nice travel video! I know that I will never get to all these interesting places that the Wiseguy has taken us. So it is great to of least known about these places and seen them. Thanks once again for taking us along!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I thought so too! Different that I expected!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

You can see in those pictures how hard those people worked back in the day!

[@ronfullerton3162]

@@TravelwithaWiseguy Really makes me appreciate what we have today! I, myself, have seen so much change that makes work easier. But had talks and heard stories from my folks and grandparents. Yep! Today we just make our own life hard.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

So true!

[@heatherordonez1490]

We will have to stop there next time we head down to Eureka Springs. Probably driven past there a few dozen times.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Definitely worth the side trip!

[@brendacejda7069]

Curious as to why the houses and structures you show were what appears to be built on either lifts or stone, and not on the ground for a solid foundation? Such an interesting area! Thanks for taking us along!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I think the area flooded quite a bit, so that’s my guess. Thank you!! 😊

[@katelee670]

Cool creepy.. do more videos.. hay come over to ward Arkansas.. go to grace community church..

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I’d love to go there! Thank you!

[@ontimethatsme]

Great.. What kind of drone do you use?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks! I use a Mavic 2 Pro. It’s great!

[@rebecca6470]

Did you float the Buffalo? The next time Beaver Lake is low you should come down and check out the Monte Ne ruins.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I didn’t but that sounds like a lot of fun! I was actually going to visit Monte Ne but ran out of time that day.

[@rebecca6470]

@Travel with a Wiseguy the lake has to be really low to see all the ruins There is an outdoor "theater " under the water where acts would perform and people would arrive by boat (when it was a river not a lake) Nothing like the Buffalo America's 1st national river the people of Arkansas fought hard to keep it a river. Loads of kayaking and canoeing and there are miles of hiking and horse trails. If your energetic and not affraid of heights the goat trail has fabulous views of the river valley. I recommend Tim Ernst books for hiking trails and waterfall hunting that area.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Awesome thank you so much for the info!

[@tyreegreen1496]

👍

[@rickywhite7578]

They should restore the buildings for historical purposes

[@AnthonyR-z8y]

Would be nice to go back to the ozarks. Cute man too

[@tinman7130]

Interesting place, what mineral were they mining?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I believe it was zinc

[@ronald9279]

Spent some of my youth in northwest Arkansas. Did you do any low river bridge? Never seen these in any other state. Have a great weekend.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks! I’m not 100% sure what a low river bridge is. At least I don’t think I saw one.

[@ronald9279]

@@TravelwithaWiseguy bridges that are paved and can only be used during low water, there all over Buffalo River.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Don’t know if you saw it in the video but as I was driving towards the Buffalo River I crossed a concrete bridge of sorts. Maybe that was one?

[@ronald9279]

@@TravelwithaWiseguy yes, you filmed it. My wife freaked out, when we came up to one.

[@johnm1971]

Great Video It's nice of you to go to these places. What did they mine there?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks! I believe it was zinc.

[@gdroege44]

I can remember when we took farm equipment like plow shears to the town blacksmith to be rebuilt. He was from Germany. Short but huge muscles, name was Shorty Steinley.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Great name!

[@louisliu5638]

@@gdroege44 We had the Worlds' horseshoe Championship at the Calgary Stampede in 2014. The final round had five guys: four from Scotland and one from England. All worked from iron bar stock and a limited time. An English visitor sitting next to me said: "Well, at least we're still good at SOMETHING">. !!

[@travis303]

Here is an interesting thought are blacksmiths still a thing or are they just around in the same way the horse and buggy is around, you can find them but not as functional places people visit for goods and services but for pretty much just historical purposes? Has anybody in this age ever said "I must visit the blacksmith today so I can repair my ..." or "I must go to the blacksmith today so I can have some ... made"?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I’m not aware of anyone who is currently blacksmiths, but I imagine there are people that have those skills if needed on the farm. Very interesting thought!

[@louisliu5638]

@@TravelwithaWiseguyiN THE Northwest of the USA and ANY mennonite/hutterite colony you've got then in the west. I just found a logging shoe a draft threw, hand made. We also had the "World Horseshoe Championship" in conjunction with the Calgary Stampede in 2015. . The five finalists were all from that island they call 'Britain". They were given bar stock (nails were manuf.) and had to forge, punch the nail homes, and "hot" fit the shoe on the horse in a limited time. We had iron shop in HS in LA: you can make all kinds of stuff with raw iron, old truck springs, and it works pretty easy and heat up fast. I cast stuff the HS teacher said coouldn't be done, but I never told him I was on the pipeline with dad in Arkansas, Ok,, Kansas, Canada, and Calif. Learned all kinds of tricks from those guys.

[@danjohnson7767]

What minerals did they mine?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Zinc I believe

[@terriquotskuyva4594]

Do you ever feel like you’re not alone in a ghost town?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Interesting question hmmm ... I've never thought about it that way :)