Located on U.S. 90 in West Texas, this little town was once a waterhole for weary travelers in the 1850's and was the hub for cotton farming in the area in the early 1900's.
Unfortunately, there are those who believe that Wayside is a ghost town. I'm sure if you asked the 30 or so people who live there, they'll say otherwise.
It's well worth the drive to spend a weekend on the water and camping in the Quartz Mountains. Even with a ghost town resting at the bottom of the lake.
She was the Queen of the Wild West who loved an Irish gambler...The story of Frenchy McCormick is a classic wild west tale of romance that took place right here in Amarillo....before Amarillo even existed.
In 1876, a man named Ed Patrick arrived in Wyoming and found work as a driver on the stage line that ran from Cheyenne to Deadwood, South Dakota. He's also the founder of the forgotten ghost town of Patrick.