Author: Jason Smith - Page 230 - United States Ghost Towns

Elkhorn, California Ghost Town

Formerly a silver boom town with 2,500 residents, Elkhorn now stands frozen in time with only 18 inhabitants.

Abandoned in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Elevenmile’s ghostly mining ruins whisper tales of Gold Rush fortunes that mysteriously vanished overnight.

Catastrophic 1862 flood washed away Eldoradoville, but what dark secrets did this lawless gold rush boomtown take with it?

Straddling the line between ghost town and living history, Eldora reveals how a dying mining camp transformed into a thriving mountain community.

Just beneath Folsom Lake lies El Dorado Bar’s forgotten legacy, but what secrets do its watery depths conceal?

Nestled in California’s eastern desert, Eightmile’s silver-laden ruins whisper stories of boom-and-bust that few travelers ever discover.

Booming gold rush town turned eerie riverside ruin, Ehrenberg’s adobe remnants whisper tales of frontier dreams abruptly abandoned.

This abandoned coal mining town near Colorado Springs hides century-old ruins along Monument Creek, but can you find them all?

The forgotten Echo ghost town reveals mining’s harsh reality, but what mysterious artifacts remain hidden among its ruins?

Where California’s forgotten gold rush dream faded into obscurity, Eastwood’s ghostly legend of “Little Joey” still haunts the hills.