Author: Jason Smith - Page 29 - United States Ghost Towns

Alfred, North Dakota Ghost Town

Nearly forgotten in LaMoure County, Alfred’s abandoned buildings whisper stories of English settlers and agricultural dreams that once flourished.

Near Yellowstone’s edge lies Aldridge, where 400 miners once extracted 500 tons of coal daily before strikes and struggles silenced operations.

Ghost town Albion’s silver-mining ruins and abandoned equipment reveal Montana’s forgotten boomtown deep within the Tobacco Root Mountains.

Journey through Zena’s haunting remnants, where two Missouri brothers’ wives inspired a ghost town’s mysterious legacy near Salem, Oregon.

While dreams of becoming Oregon’s greatest port city flourished in the 1880s, Yaquina’s dramatic fall left only memories and ruins behind.

In Oregon’s Blue Mountains, a once-thriving logging town named Whitney now stands frozen in time, its abandoned buildings whispering tales untold.

Discover how a thriving Columbia River farm town vanished overnight when the Manhattan Project forced 1,500 residents from their homes.

This forgotten railway town in Washington’s Cascades helped power steam engines until modern locomotives left it frozen in time.

Buried beneath snow and time, Wellington’s tragic avalanche story still echoes through Washington’s haunting ghost town ruins.

From gold rush glory to ghostly remains, Wauconda’s abandoned buildings tell tales of Washington’s wild frontier days.