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ghostowns ever been to one?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:32 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:32 am
found this site and thought about exploring some of the appalachian ones this summer.
Anybody ever been to any towns on this site?
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Anybody ever been to any towns on this site?
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Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:33 am to Nado Jenkins83
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found this site and thought about exploring some of the appalachian ones this summer.
This is an awesome idea. I love stuff like this.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:34 am to Nado Jenkins83
Everytime I pass through Cheneyville on my way to Ellick.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:35 am to Nado Jenkins83
Been to Animas Forks dozens of times in southern Colorado. Really cool.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:37 am to okietiger
Why is the Southwest so heavily populated with ghost towns?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:37 am to okietiger
yes but I can't remember the name 
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:37 am to DosManos
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This is an awesome idea. I love stuff like this.
This one is funny. Utopia, OH
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This town was founded by religious cultists who believed a period of peace was about to begin and that the oceans would turn to lemonade. When that didn't happen, they sold their estate to Spiritualists, many of whom were killed when their house was destroyed by a big flood in 1847. Submitted by: Andy
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:40 am to Nado Jenkins83
there are a lot out west. In New Mexico there are a lot on Route 66.
Been to a couple.
Been to a couple.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:41 am to Nado Jenkins83
Been to Kennecott, AK, one of the best preserved ghost towns anywhere, There's a huge copper mill in almost pristine condition. Very hard to get to, you basically have to fly in on a bush plane to get there.
Some others:
South Pass City Atlantic City, and Miner's Delight, WY.
Kelly and Magdalena, NM
Creed, Silverton, Telluride, CO.
Most ghost towns aren't completely deserted. They're either historic sites, or there are a few people who live there or near there.
Some others:
South Pass City Atlantic City, and Miner's Delight, WY.
Kelly and Magdalena, NM
Creed, Silverton, Telluride, CO.
Most ghost towns aren't completely deserted. They're either historic sites, or there are a few people who live there or near there.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:41 am to Nado Jenkins83
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This town was founded by religious cultists who believed a period of peace was about to begin and that the oceans would turn to lemonade. When that didn't happen, they sold their estate to Spiritualists, many of whom were killed when their house was destroyed by a big flood in 1847. Submitted by: Andy
Even better since I'm interested in cults as well.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:53 am to Nado Jenkins83
I've been to 2 of the towns on that site.
Elkmont in Tennessee and Virginia City in Montana.
Elkmont in Tennessee and Virginia City in Montana.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:56 am to ugasickem
NAME: Anchorage
COUNTY: West Baton Rouge Parish (not County)
Current residents: Zero. Located along the west bank of the Mississippi River on (West) River Rd. (La. SR 986) ca. 3 miles north of Port Allen,
COUNTY: West Baton Rouge Parish (not County)
Current residents: Zero. Located along the west bank of the Mississippi River on (West) River Rd. (La. SR 986) ca. 3 miles north of Port Allen,
Posted on 4/24/14 at 8:59 am to LSUTygerFan
Ghost towns are everywhere. That little wide place in the road you pass through every day, with a few houses and a convenience store, may have been a thriving community 75 years ago. The truly abandoned ones disappear fast around here. The vegetation grows so fast that after 15-20 years, only an old timer can show you where it was. Out west, the climate preserves them better.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:04 am to Valhalla
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Why is the Southwest so heavily populated with ghost towns?
My guess would be because of the gold rush/mining. Settlements were probably just abandoned after the resources ran dry.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 9:08 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:09 am to Jim Rockford
Elkmont, Treemont, Big Greenbriar, Cades Coves isn't really a town, but is kinda that way in the Smokies. Oh, the old Calderwood Dam complex run by Tapoco on the border of the Smokies.
Went to Rhyolite in Death Valley.
ETA: Centrailia, PA.
Went to Rhyolite in Death Valley.
ETA: Centrailia, PA.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 9:29 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:25 am to Nado Jenkins83
One time my brothers, my 3 step sisters, our parents and the housekeeper, Alice stopped in a ghost town on our way to the Grand Canyon. Hijinks ensued.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:31 am to Nado Jenkins83
quote:just the pelicans board in the off season
ghostowns ever been to one?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:33 am to Nado Jenkins83
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This post was edited on 5/3/14 at 10:38 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:34 am to lsursb
This post will segregate the old timers from the whippersnappers tout de suite.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 9:39 am to jdd48
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My guess would be because of the gold rush/mining. Settlements were probably just abandoned after the resources ran dry.
This. Also, their climate is conducive to longevity...a ghost town in the desert will last much longer than one in Louisiana, because one in Louisiana would suffer wood rot from all of the rain as well as get completely overgrown with vegetation after only a few months.
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