Author: Jason Smith

Zwaanendael (First Settlement in the State), Delaware Ghost Town

Delaware’s first European settlement vanished within a year after a fatal misunderstanding between Dutch colonists and Native Americans in 1631.

This forgotten Alaskan mining town flourished with tin and uranium discoveries before disease mysteriously emptied its snow-covered streets forever.

Discover the haunting ruins of Yellow Jacket, where a 19th-century gold rush transformed rugged wilderness into a thriving mountain boomtown.

Once bustling with pioneers and mining activity, Yatton’s haunting remains now lie silently beneath Lake Red Rock’s murky waters.

Hidden beneath Iowa’s farmland, White Pigeon’s pioneer past tells a story of frontier dreams that faded into ghostly whispers.

Hidden beneath Illinois farmland lies White Oak Springs, a forgotten 1830s settlement that vanished mysteriously after less than a decade.

This abandoned Idaho copper town holds $47.5 million in secrets, where century-old mining relics tell tales of frontier dreams.

This ambitious Illinois ghost town nearly became home to 50,000 people before the government transformed it into Fermilab’s site.

Known for its mysterious Shaker past, West Union’s ruins hide forgotten stories of frontier life along Indiana’s Busseron Creek.

Mysterious Waterloo vanished beneath Mississippi floodwaters in 1884, leaving only whispers of smugglers, outlaws, and buried treasure behind.