There are hundreds of old mining towns that are now just ghost towns, long ago abandoned after the richest minerals were extracted. These historic places can be fascinating to explore today.
Old Abandoned Buildings and North Dakota Ghost Towns worth Visiting During the early years of the North Dakota Territory many boom towns sprung up across the state. Most of this town developed because of rich agricultural, mining, local politics or railroad construction. Because of the nature of these factors, not many of these towns grew […]
There’s still beauty and mystery surrounding these Alabama Ghost Towns In the southern state of Alabama lies many communities that were once overflowing with vigor, but now show no signs of mortal life. Some were originally founded because marble, gold, other minerals were discovered and mined in these areas. Others were small cities with happy […]
These Louisiana ghost towns have some amazing history. Explore them at your own risk! Deep within Louisiana’s bayous and swamplands are some of the most strange, deserted ghost towns anywhere. Bayou Corne, Louisiana (Assumption Parish) From a picturesque town adored by sportsmen who fished its plentiful waterways – to an entire community gobbled […]
Gold was first discovered in Montana in the late 1850s. The news of this discovery brought in thousands of miners and in just a few years Montana was dotted with gold mining boomtowns. Over a few decades tons of gold, copper, zinc and silver among other precious minerals were extracted by the resident of these […]
Hundreds of towns in Kansas flourished for a few years then died as a result of bad weather, depletion of minerals, railroad construction or local politics. This left behind a lot of historic ghost towns of which some still stands up to this day. Here are six historic ghost towns in Kansas that are worth […]
Although there is no official record, it is said that over 600 ghost towns remain in the state of Colorado. What were the causes of death of the communities that held so much promise? Reasons include closed mines due to depopulation of rural towns, the demise of much of the coal industry, and drop in […]
Without a doubt, Utah is one of the most picturesque of our United States. Within its beauty lie strange and haunted cities where mysterious secrets and haunted tales reside. Here represents but a few of these tantalizing ghost towns in Utah with their fascinating history. Latuda, Utah (Carbon County) One of the spookiest […]
Explore these New Mexico Ghost Towns for a Look into our Past It is said that New Mexico is home to over 400 ghost towns. The majority of these once glorious towns were mining communities. In the glory days, men lived and died for the riches found in the earth in these places. Hachita, […]
Gold Rush History of Nome, Alaska Nome is a fascinating little town in western Alaska. It started out as a mining town when gold was discovered in the sands along the beach back in 1898. Nome is still a mining town, with a population that grows to several thousand people in the summer. Mining […]
Helena is one of the Richest of the Montana Mining Towns Montana has a rich and diverse variety of different minerals that have been mined in the state. There is copper, platinum, sapphires, and a wide array of different metals and gems that are mined here, but it was the discovery of gold that first […]
The Bisbee Mines turn a remote piece of the Arizona desert into a booming mining town During the period of the American Gold Rush in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Bisbee, Arizona, located in Cochise County, just southeast of Tuscon, was known as the “Queen of the Copper Camps.” Unlike many towns in the […]
Merced River Gold Mining The Merced River is an important gold-bearing river in northern California. The river flows through the heart of the Mother Lode, the richest gold regions in California. The river is a tributary of the San Joaquin River. When it comes to gold mining the river is famous for the Yosemite Valley […]
Central City has a rich gold mining history having been established in 1859 under the name the “Richest Square Mile on Earth,” a testament to the richness of the surrounding area. Today, Central City is surrounded by remnants of many of the most iconic gold mines in Colorado. It is located in the Rocky Mountains […]
Very few of Nevada’s gold mines produce crystalline gold. One HUGE exception is a famous mine in central Nevada. The Round Mountain Gold Mine is one of the largest mining operations in the United States. It is a massive open-pit operation that is located in Nye County, Nevada north of the historic silver town of […]
The Kern River originates in the southern extent of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Of all the major gold producing rivers in the California Mother Lode, the Kern River is the farthest south. Gold was first discovered on the river 1851 at Greenhorn Creek but it was not until mid-1850s than the real gold rush on […]
