Kylea Attebury

Smalltownology

History EN ↓ 4 episodes

This podcast will take a deep dive on small towns, ghost towns, historic trails, and tales of interesting historical figures! I'll also explore the origins of some of the most successful small towns that are now big cities, and tell you all about the history embedded in them. So much of this history is locked up in written form and within museums that people don't really attend, I want to bring some of these stories out into the light of day and help get people into these lovingly curated museums. We can't forget where we came from!

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Kylea Attebury

Episodes

Ghost Town: Piedmont, WY 30.01.2026 9:38

A shorty but a goody! Just a story about a town where Union Pacific railroad workers nearly rioted and delayed the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Point by 3 days to make sure they were paid for their work. You can find pictures of what remains of the town on instagram and facebook at Smalltownology! Make sure you follow along for more tales of the west, releasing every other Friday.

Halloween Minisode: the Sweetwater County Library! 31.10.2025 18:41

Happy Halloween! In this episode, I'm going to tell you all about the haunted Sweetwater County Library. Why is it haunted? Well, it's literally built on the old Green River cemetery, and not all the folks interred there were moved to the new cemetery... and some of the permanent residents are said to still make an appearance. This IS still a history podcast, but for Halloween I'm going to tell yo...

Announcement 01.06.2025 3:43

Announcement: I'm getting the podcast exported to more listening platforms! Apple music and Amazon music coming soon. I recorded this announcement with my new microphone! The first time with the echo on; the second time I sounded like I was speaking through a tunnel... and now, sitting in my closet, speaking uncomfortably close to the microphone, my sound quality is so much better! I also want to...

Episode 1 - Black Bart, the bane of Wells Fargo 22.04.2025 19:21

If you are interested in the old west and the civil war, this is the episode for you! Black Bart was a "gentleman bandit" stagecoach robber that made a bad interaction with Wells Fargo Stagecoach Co his literal villain origin story. I explore Black Bart's early life, his time serving for the Union Army in the United States Civil War, his gold prospecting efforts, his stagecoach robberies, and fina...