As a surveyor of historic sites, I’ve had the chance to see a number of ghost towns in Indiana up close and personal. These aren’t the ghost towns you’re used to seeing in movies where the buildings still stand and all the people are gone. Instead these are towns where the buildings are completely gone ...
After spending my life traveling in the military, I had truly forgotten what good home cooking was like. That was until I settled down in the city of Oviedo, Florida, and discovered the best local diner in town, The Town House Restaurant. Founded in 1941, the Town House is the city’s oldest local diner. And ...
Standing alongside US Highway 24 in Kansas, is the small town of Nicodemus. Freed Slaves from Kentucky began their journey West after the Civil War. Newspapers and handbills ran adds for all colored people to leave for Kansas. That they could do so for $5 and begin a new life for themselves and their families. ...
At the height of the coal-mining industry, southeastern Ohio was home to dozens if not hundreds of small towns that appeared overnight and disappeared in much the same way. These towns were often built by the coal mining companies as quickly as possible, with a lack of major amenities for citizens. Usually, they included a ...
Ohio holds a special place in my heart, not only because I live here now but because I was raised here. In college I found myself drawn to the history of the state and in particularly the ghost towns. These small towns sometimes just disappeared while others were swallowed up by bigger cities. You’ll find ...
Today, Deadwood feels nothing like a ghost town. Walking down the street, visitors are greeted by packed restaurants, clinking slot machines and live music. The souvenir shops are numerous, and during the summer, crowds gather along the streets to watch staged shootouts. Located at the western end of South Dakota, Deadwood sits surrounded by the ...
The movie Silent Hill is based on a real town called Centralia, while there are differences between the two the fire is the same for both. Where is Centralia located? The small town of Centralia Pennsylvania was abandoned in the 1980s because of the out of control coalmine fire that began burning in 1962 and ...
While many people think that the American West is the only place to find ghost towns, it is not. There are many ghost towns located throughout Florida. These ghost towns might not have silver mines, tumbleweeds, or old desert cactus, but they have more than their fair share of abandoned outlaw hideouts, taverns, and other ...
