Author: Jason Smith - Page 304 - United States Ghost Towns

Zena, Oregon Ghost Town

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.

Once a thriving lumber town, Walville’s haunting ruins and Japanese cemetery tell tales of immigrant workers and industrial dreams.

Oregon’s lost gold rush town of Waldo vanished beneath mining debris, but its hilltop cemetery still whispers stories of forgotten fortunes.

The original Vantage lies mysteriously underwater, its buildings and memories drowned when Lake Wanapum swallowed this historic Columbia River town.