In 1827, a bitter political feud in Arkansas Territory sent Thomas Newton and Ambrose Sevier to Point Remove with pistols, seconds, and surgeons.

Both men walked away.

Just 55 days later, the 2 political leaders behind their quarrel would fight a duel of their own—with a very different outcome.

In this episode of What’s Outside the Window?, we follow U.S. 64 through the Arkansas River Valley and uncover the story of Point Remove, territorial politics, dueling culture, and the feud that turned deadly.

A small roadside sign on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, marks the site of a fatal bus crash on May 14, 1988.

Behind those few words is the story of a church youth group returning home from Kings Island, a severely intoxicated wrong-way driver, a post-crash fire that killed 27 people, and an NTSB investigation that raised major questions about bus design, emergency evacuation, and highway safety.

In this episode, Ric follows the story from the road itself—what happened, why the crash became so deadly, what changed afterward, and why the marker is still there nearly four decades later.

Sources and the full NTSB accident report are available on the episode page at whatsoutsidethewindow.com.

A highway can look completely ordinary until you know what happened there. In this short introduction to What’s Outside the Window?, Ric Wayland explains how the show uncovers the hidden history, forgotten places, and unexpected stories sitting just beyond the windshield.