Dickens County, Texas, Part 2 ||| Population 1,770

[@loguntimberlake3952]

I grew up in Dickens and have since moved away after high school in Spur. Me and my wife go back from time to time and see the family that still lives there. Stumbled on your videos and thank you very much for doing them with respect and information. I watch em and it takes me back.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Very cool! Thank you so much!

[@JoeSmith-nz2ju]

Excellent JOB!!! Thanks for the video.. I live in Lubbock and own land in Dickens County... you did a great job.. thanks again.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

That means a lot coming from someone who owns land there! Thanks so much!

[@Peachy08]

My mama lives in Dickens! I was just out there in April to visit her.

[@larryblair3948]

Thank you for your trip to Dickens county. My Mom grew up on a farm just outside of Dickens. She may be able to add some notes to your history lesson. I grew up in Spur and I think your facts seemed bang on. Go Bulldogs, class of 66.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Awesome! I’d love for her to fill in the gaps!

[@kellykersten8828]

That IS a beautiful sunset!

[@travis303]

Gilpin Store looks good! It looks like somebody goes there and takes care of it, looks freshly painted

[@larryclark4791]

Great tour, I enjoy the tidbits of history.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you Larry!

[@GabeGarrett-t7s]

Yay part 2 is here! Thank you John

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

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[@stevemccoy8138]

I would fit right in out there I'm a Ol County boy and love the country. Thanks for Sharing. 😊

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

That’s awesome! It was a fun trip 😊

[@megan7658]

I always enjoy the part when you stop by an old cemetery! Most people may not find those interesting or worth the time. Thanks for another great video!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I love it when they have a homemade sign and feel “in the middle of nowhere” 😊

[@ronalddailey5208]

What a great place, reminds me of my younger years, growing up in rural Michigan. Thanks for the tour

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Nice! Michigan is really beautiful too!

[@kaymerry369]

Enjoyed rural area of Texas. Interesting history, sounds of spring s flowing . Local buildings still standing especially the jail. Great video from rural areas of Texas. Thanks ,John

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you Kay! Yeah that jail was great!

[@diane1390]

I love your travel videos, theyre interesting.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks! 😃

[@gdroege44]

Another great video! 🏆

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks again!

[@terriquotskuyva4594]

What a beautiful sunset at the end!!! ❤

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

🌅 😊

[@melodymorales4748]

I grew up in that tan house on the eastside of La Espuela! I used run around the cemetary and water tank chasing snakes! My daddy farmed the land surrounding it for the owner.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Very cool! It was such an interesting place to learn about!

[@KenBurtner]

A very interesting tour. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! Same to you!

[@ronoverstreet2756]

Enjoyed your efforts very much, you were right in the Heart of Dickens. My grandfather owned several properties in the County. Bar-O Ranch out on CR 362, The Cafe on 82 and his home on Montgomery Street. I call Dickens Home. Planning a trip back soon, your video was like almost being there again. The Springs, Guy Thompson Grocery store, Shorty's Barber shop, Tips, Caprock Cafe', all wonderful memories. Thank you so much for doing this, the most current info I could find about the place I call home. - Ronnie Overstreet.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Mucha appreciated coming from a local! I really enjoyed my visit - I’m sure you will too!

[@kd5inm]

I've been through there at Dickens and stopped at the park there. The old cabins are interesting. Ya gotta watch out for rattlesnakes when its warmer.

[@LM79453]

Thanks for the tour of Dickens County. Such quiet open spaces. Happy Holidays

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Same to you!

[@nawanamcgaha6065]

Wow ! I grew up in Colorado city & we , kids went on a school field trip there and the spring had a lot more water in it ! I was young , I am 58 now , moved away to Missouri til I retired and moved back to Texas, thank you , bought back Great memories ❤️ 😊

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@robertodebeers2551]

Another excellent trip. Many thanks!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you as well for watching!

[@lorenzell3104]

Dickens is right where the Caprock ends. You could have shown them that. But you could also do that on another future video done in that region. Lots of small counties in that region..

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

That's really "home on the range!" The cemetery at the end looked very interesting. There seems to be a lot of cemeteries in that area that are just out in the middle of nowhere! Thank you.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

There was! And that one was definitely out there! Great way to end the day!

[@WTX-Sooner]

Great video, this is what KZbin was really meant to be. And a shout out to all the respectful people in the comments too

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

😊♥️

[@jeffstaxi1]

Another interesting video. Merry Christmas and I look forward to watching more of your travels in 2024 from the UK. All the best

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! Appreciate the support from afar!

[@jamespatrick8551]

Loved the videos on Dickinson County and the one on Spur! Merry Christmas and safe travels!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! Same to you!!

[@francisbarlow9904]

Wow John, well worth waiting for! What a fascinating little county, it's actually like the county that USA forgot. Plenty of roads but few are metalled, which is very very unusual for here in the UK, hence my interest. Lots to see but well worth researching before paying a visit which you obviously do. I really enjoyed that John, thank you very much indeed. Oh yes, compliments of the season from my wife Helen and me (Frank), have a good one won't you!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! It’s fun to do a little research then learn more as I go 😊 tell your wife hi!

[@rossbryan6102]

LOL, PHYSICALLY RESEARCHING ALL THE SCHOOLS ALONE ,IS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Especially in such a rural area! What a fun project 😊

[@jljordan1]

I was always told not to honk at cows because ranchers would use their truck horn to let the cattle know it was feeding time 😅

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Good to know! I usually only honk if they appear they’re not going to move at all 😂 usually they get the point 😊

[@aliceevans3357]

Such a great thing checking out out of the way and forgotten places, and there are many of them. When a town dies only the dead are left to tell the stories. At about 1:46-1:48 when you were walking down those steps, what was that noise? It sounded like a rattle- rattlesnake.. I know you know but be careful out there. I love seeing these wide open spaces, they're disappearing all too quickly. Enjoyed the journey dear. Stay safe and GOD bless

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I’m not sure what that noise was - definitely not a rattler but probably some insect of some kind. 😊 thanks! It was a fun trip!

[@mlwtennessee322]

I believe it was a mockingbird. @@TravelwithaWiseguy

[@Richberg2real]

Sheriff office looks like a dungeon

[@sueelliott3206]

Great video! The Gilpin store looked in pretty good condition for an empty town. Thanks for sharing your journey through Sickens County Texas. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! I thought it looked great, too! Have a great holiday season!

[@rickscott6694]

John would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. Great video as usual

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you! Same to you!!

[@deborahross9974]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Liked watching your videos of towns in Kansas. Didn't know about there being so many small towns and those that don't exist anymore. God bless.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks, you too!

[@travis303]

It's always interesting when a town dies and the cemetery is all that is left. It turns into a random cemetery in the middle of nowhere. I just find that fascinating. Thank goodness the cemeteries are there though because it shows real people lived and died in what is now just a field. There was a community there. Kind of fitting, the town died and all that is left is the literal dead.

[@michaelgraves5188]

These videos are great. I really enjoy your super chill vibe. Merry Christmas!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Much appreciated! I try to be myself as much as I can, while having a camera in my face ha ha

[@onrycodger]

Man, I enjoy all your videos. Hope you had an awesome Christmas 🎄 👍

[@janellebrown430]

I enjoyed the videos of Dickens County. I’ve never been to Dickens or Spur, but my father and his family all came from that part of Texas. My grandmother was a Harkey, and the Harkey family settled in and around Dickens. My father was born there, and my uncle Rob R. Brown (Mutt), who was killed in WW II, is buried in Dickens. We are cleaning out my Grandmother’s house in El Paso, and we ran across old pictures of Mutt and his military papers. I wonder if there is a museum or veterans group that would like to have these items.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks for the info! I’m guessing Dickens County has a museum and might be interested!

[@roberteshaw9520]

Hey Coach. Good drone and dash cam.

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thank you!

[@markfletcher8084]

Roy Rogers stayed at the hotel and ate the cafe on HWY 82, the west side of town, while filming Mackintosh & TJ. His last movie filmed at the Four 6666.

[@garybryant6148]

I observed the first building you was standing beside of had what appeared to be burn marks on the side of it.

[@BrianKing-w6p]

Love your videos. Also love the background music in this one. Can you tell us who recorded the music and where it might be available?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Thanks! And sure! The music is credited in the description to the video and usually they are from the KZbin free music library. So just search KZbin for the song listed and you should find it! The two songs in this video are: Snowy Peaks and Snowy Peaks pt II by Chris Haugen

[@sueboller7183]

Merry Christmas, John! Where does 2024 have you traveling?

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Merry Christmas! I’m currently in Florida for the holidays 😊 and I’m going to do a video after New Year’s answering that question!

[@empressvogt]

The end. lol

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

😂😂

[@bertholini2810]

Seriously, don't post anything on Sunday, hey.... it's Christmas Eve. And, Merry Christmas (something tells me you have places to go and things to do). Nice video, really, I enjoyed the second part as well. Be good, be safe !!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Unfortunately, you’re going to have to put up with a video on Christmas Eve! Don’t worry it was filmed and edited before that. 😊

[@ronfullerton3162]

No Traveling with the Wiseguy on a Thursday or Sunday? That would off balance the earth and we would spin off to our doom! Those stone buildings have such character and beauty. I am glad you shown them.

[@bertholini2810]

That's kind of what I figured. Be good, be safe !@@TravelwithaWiseguy

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

😂😂

[@juliogonzales5441]

DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS OR THE WISEGUY 😂

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

😂😂

[@travis303]

Is that spring drinkable? It looked tempting to stick a bottle in there and give it a taste

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Not sure - I’m guessing yes!

[@tinman7130]

Talk about your miles around. For a very sparsely populated area those cemetery's seem to have more then a few modern headstones. Got to give Dickens county jail it's due. It has an outdoor recreation area. Keeps the incarcerated safe from vitamin D deficiencies. Good job John

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

I thought that was interesting they had the outdoor rec area. I wonder how often they have someone in there.

[@Freedom-xh2hc]

@@TravelwithaWiseguysomeone is in there most of the time. The jail also is used for surrounding counties who don’t have a facility for housing arrest.

[@travis303]

"Of course I'm going to go there"

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

😂😂

[@brooks5466]

I’m from Plainview Texas!

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Nice!!

[@brandiewhisenhunt289]

Are you going to Ira?? My kids went to school there.. also Grady & Lake Thomas

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Not this time unfortunately

[@terry7319]

I heard they have tiny home community?

[@Scott.Newmaster]

Askin springs, Dicken springs......... I'm hearing a mattress commercial somewhere........;)

[@TravelwithaWiseguy]

Haha yes 😂😂