New York Ghost Towns

New York State is full of ghost towns that most people never know exist. The Catskills, the Adirondacks, and the Southern Tier hide dozens of former tanning towns, iron works communities, and small farming villages that thrived in the 19th century and faded in the 20th. The creation of the New York City reservoir system alone flooded several entire communities, creating some of the most poignant ghost town stories in the state.

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Jason Smith’s Ghost Towns of the Mid-Atlantic covers New York and the surrounding states in depth.

Ghost Towns of the Mid-Atlantic on Amazon

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