Author: Jason Smith - Page 98 - United States Ghost Towns

New Idria, California Ghost Town

Abandoned mercury boomtown New Idria conceals toxic secrets beneath crumbling ruins that once housed America’s industrial pioneers.

Peek into New Almaden’s abandoned mercury mines where California’s first mining settlement thrived before its mysterious decline.

Once thriving with gold seekers, Nevadaville’s abandoned stone buildings whisper secrets of Colorado’s richest mining settlement.

Lost in California’s mining history, Neuralia’s abandoned structures tell tales of silver fortunes that vanished as quickly as they appeared.

Historic gold boomtown Neil, California vanished almost as quickly as it appeared—what mysterious forces drove everyone away?

While panning for California gold, hundreds of African American miners built Negro Flat, a thriving settlement now reclaimed by nature.

Brutal desert conditions shaped Narka’s brief existence, but what happened to the miners who vanished with the town?

Knowing Nadeau’s silver-mining glory during California’s Gold Rush only hints at the ghostly secrets hidden within its crumbling walls.

Shrouded in aviation history, Muroc evolved from railroad stop to military base, but what mysterious forces caused this desert town’s abandonment?

Beyond the Arizona Strip lies Mt. Trumbull ghost town, where Mormon settlers’ dreams crumbled into ruins that still whisper.