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Collecting the fragments of Carlyle
The Carlyle area once boasted of a grand brick-making plant, but that hope soon crumbled. More than 100 years later, the castle-like remains still enchant. Remnants of the Lumberman’s Portland Cement Company, northeast of Carlyle.
Photo by Trevor Hoag / Iola Register
Carlyle lies in pieces.
Since before 1858, its historical traces stretch from at least Cottonwood Creek to along the banks of Deer Creek and beyond.
Remnants of the Lumberman’s Portland Cement Company, northeast of Carlyle.
Photo by Trevor Hoag
The original cemetery, with its shattered stones belonging to the Vezie family and more, is hidden within what has become timber.