Woofdriver
May 9, 2016
Coal and gold was discovered here close to the Jicarilla Mountains turning White Oaks into a boomtown in 1879. It is located on the outskirts of […]
May 9, 2016
This former city was the hub of the richest gold mine in the west where the Vulture Mine was located. This mine was one of the […]
May 6, 2016
This ghost town was originally Mardis and came up after the discovery of placer gold in the area in 1876. It was a town constructed in […]
May 6, 2016
Settlements were established in this town in 1858 a time when it was part of the New Mexico Territory. This city came into being when Colonel […]
May 6, 2016
The name of this town originally was “Newton” a name drawn from Albitha Newton who established the settlement along Yaquina River where Elk Creek joins the […]
May 5, 2016
Located in upper Little River Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains the ghost town of Elkmont started as the “Appalachian Club” vacation community. Logging activities were […]
May 5, 2016
The ghost town of Centralia is a borough whose population has since declined from 1,000 in 1981 to only 10 in 2010. This has been driven […]
May 5, 2016
This historic district appeared on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and within the locality, it is referred to as “The Deserted Village.” In […]
May 4, 2016
This village derives its name from the Swedish name “bastu,” which means bathing place. It is also the Swedish word used to refer to the Finnish […]
May 4, 2016
This is an abandoned mining town that is located on the dirt Garnet Range Road. It is surrounded by mountains and a forest making it one […]
May 4, 2016
This ghost town was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1961 and is the former home of the frontierswoman by the name Calamity Jane. This […]
May 4, 2016
It is termed as “the world’s largest ghost town” but there are 100 individuals living here currently. The first settler in this town was R.H. Nichols […]
May 4, 2016
Located in Churchill County, this town is currently unoccupied and hence, a ghost town. Prospectors originating from Fairview uncovered quartz veins north of Chalk Mountain in […]
May 4, 2016
In mid 1880s, the location on which this ghost town stands came to life after the discovery of cinnabar from which metal mercury is extracted. Miners […]
May 3, 2016
This town was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986 and is an abandoned mining camp that had a number of copper mines operating here. It […]