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It's sad to see this fun school playground overgrown. I love how you can see forever beyond it though.
This beautiful old school that sits on the edge of Inverness MT, it's back facing the vast open prairie. It has been closed for awhile now due to lack of students. Now, if there are any students left in Inverness, MT they have to be bussed to another hi-line school.
There is a time capsule (or two) burred somewhere in the lawn on the right side of this photo, here is an article about the time capsule with photos:
www.montanaheritageproject.org/index.php/fieldnotes/C77/
This link leads to a video of the abandoned Inverness, MT school and playground:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=afKs57rEgog
"Inverness is on the Hi-Line west of Havre. It was named by “Scotty” Watson, pioneer stockman, in memory of his native town in Scotland. The Scottish town is located on the inlet to Loch Ness, famous for the Loch Ness monster. By 1909 the homesteaders were beginning to arrive. Many of them who were to settle in this area came to Inverness by train and from there went out to look for a suitable location. The majority of them came from Minnesota and North Dakota—the greatest number arriving in 1910-12. There were good years like 1915 and 1916 but they were to be followed by extreme drought and by 1918 many homesteaders gave up and moved away. The tar paper shacks disintegrated and the tumbleweeds took over. Those who stayed bought up more land and built up larger and more economically sound units than the 160-acre homesteads. (from Cheney’s Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company)" -Montana's Russell Country Website
"I'm Not Taking Photos to Remember It Later. I'm Taking photos to Remember It Now."
Illustration for www.notebookism.com.
Fieldnotes sized Traveler's notebook with 3 inserts, a WOTP diary, an address book and a lined insert
What's in your baggage?
Inspired by J Trav's Persona photo series, Portland photographer Jim Golden, and Laraine (my coworker).
The American Kestrel displaced the Loggerhead Shrike from its perch on the TreeTobacco which they then shared for the next few minutes. Ghost Tree on the other side of Ballona Creek in the background.