Author: Jason Smith

Greenbay, Florida Ghost Town

Located between old mining roads in Polk County, Greenbay’s crumbling ruins tell a haunting tale of Florida’s forgotten phosphate boom.

Secrets of Green Pond’s pioneer past linger among crumbling structures and weathered headstones in this forgotten Florida ghost town.

Pioneers built a thriving Florida railroad town in 1921, but today Goodno’s crumbling ruins whisper tales of its mysterious downfall.

Florida’s forgotten farming settlement of Gladecrest vanished beneath Lake Okeechobee’s waters, leaving only whispers of pioneer dreams behind.

In Florida’s forgotten Gillette ghost town, citrus groves and cattle ranches tell tales of a once-thriving agricultural paradise.

Just nine miles from Belle Glade lies Geerworth’s haunting past, where a 1928 hurricane turned a thriving British colony into history.

Black pioneers built a thriving Florida settlement called Garfield in 1881, but what caused this prosperous community’s mysterious downfall?

Mysterious remnants of Gardner, Florida tell a forgotten tale of railroads, warfare, and pioneer life in early DeSoto County.

Mysterious farming settlement Gardena vanished after the 1928 hurricane, leaving only whispers of its existence near Lake Okeechobee.

Known as Florida’s last surviving antebellum mansion, Gamble Plantation harbors dark secrets from its sugar empire and Civil War past.