Author: Jason Smith

Attalia, Washington Ghost Town

Ghostly railway tracks and building foundations from Attalia now rest beneath Lake Wallula’s waters, hiding secrets of Washington’s past.

Lost in Oregon’s high desert, Ashwood’s haunting silver mine ruins and volcanic landscapes whisper tales of a once-booming frontier town.

From frontier boomtown to Rajneeshee commune, Antelope’s dramatic transformation into a near-ghost town holds secrets waiting to be discovered.

Tucked away in Oregon’s high desert, Andrews ghost town’s crumbling stone ruins whisper tales of frontier dreams and ultimate abandonment.

Glimpse into Alpine’s forgotten past, where Japanese railway workers built a thriving lumber town nestled in Washington’s misty mountains.

When the Northern Pacific Railroad abandoned this bustling frontier town of 8,000 souls, Ainsworth’s dramatic transformation into a ghost town began.

Discover the rise and fall of Winnipeg Junction, a bustling 1880s railroad town that vanished when the trains stopped coming.

Crumbling alone in Roseau County, Winner’s last clay silo guards the secrets of a forgotten Minnesota farming community.

Maryland’s forgotten lumber town of Wilson holds secrets of barrel-making, railway heritage, and its African-American past along the Potomac River.

This once-bustling Minnesota settlement met a haunting end when floods buried an entire community under 15 feet of sand.