Decaying Logging Towns in USA

America’s logging industry built and destroyed hundreds of towns across the Pacific Northwest, the upper Midwest, and the Southeast. These were company towns – entirely dependent on the timber supply – and when the surrounding forests were exhausted, the workers moved on and the towns were left to rot. Decaying logging towns are a uniquely American phenomenon, a testament to the extractive economy that shaped so much of the country’s development.

Explore Logging Ghost Towns Across America

Jason Smith has authored ghost town books covering the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Midwest regions where logging towns were most prevalent.

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