Author: Jason Smith - Page 134 - United States Ghost Towns

Charleston, Nevada Ghost Town

Mining boomtown Charleston, Nevada rose to 1,500 residents before its dramatic fall, but remnants of its golden age still remain.

Mining town Chafey thrived with silver strikes and Chinese laborers until its mysterious decline left only stone ruins in Nevada’s Sierra district.

Smoldering beneath the surface, this abandoned Pennsylvania coal town harbors a fiery secret that drove its residents away forever.

Decades after a mine fire turned this Pennsylvania town into a smoldering wasteland, Centralia’s haunting secrets continue burning beneath.

A prophetic ghost town in Pennsylvania’s mountains still holds the haunting ruins of a religious settlement deeded to God in 1850.

Cedar Creek’s abandoned pioneer settlement reveals a haunting tale of survival, struggle, and the dreams of early Mormon settlers in Utah.

Nestled in Utah’s Castle Valley, the gold-rich ghost town of Castleton holds untold secrets beneath its weathered ruins.

Legends of Castle Rock’s pioneer past linger among crumbling ruins where Pony Express riders once galloped through Utah’s Echo Canyon.

Castle Gate’s haunting ruins hide tales of Butch Cassidy’s infamous heist and Utah’s deadliest mining disaster beneath towering sandstone walls.

Just when Caselton’s silver mill churned out record profits in Nevada, mysterious forces would forever change this once-thriving company town.