Author: Jason Smith - Page 15 - United States Ghost Towns

Hot Springs, Washington Ghost Town

This forgotten thermal oasis near Tacoma once pampered Seattle’s wealthy elite before a mysterious fire reduced it to haunting ruins.

Cinnabar riches led fortune seekers to Horse Heaven’s ghost town, where mercury mining dreams turned to ruins in Oregon’s rugged wilderness.

Pioneers flocked to Havilah’s gold-rich creeks in 1864, but today only weathered buildings hint at its forgotten frontier glory.

Step back in time at Hardman, Oregon, where haunting pioneer buildings stand frozen among windswept wheat fields at 3,600 feet.

Forced to evacuate in 1943, Hanford’s 1,400 residents left behind a thriving farming town for one of America’s most secretive wartime projects.

Nestled in Washington’s forgotten forests, Camp Grisdale’s ruins tell haunting tales of America’s last permanent logging community.

Buried high in Oregon’s mountains at 6,300 feet, Greenhorn’s abandoned mines and haunting jail reveal a golden boomtown’s mysterious demise.

From gold-rich quartz mines to strict temperance rules, Greenback’s ruins tell an unexpected tale of Oregon’s distinctive mining history.

Peek into Granite’s haunting remains, where a booming gold rush town of 5,000 transformed into an eerie testament of wartime policies.

Knowing Govan’s haunted ruins will send chills down your spine, but its unsolved ax murders reveal an even darker truth.