North Carolina Ghost Towns

North Carolina’s ghost towns range from the remote Appalachian communities of the mountain west to the abandoned resort towns of the Piedmont and the lost fishing villages of the Outer Banks. Gold rush towns from the early 1800s – North Carolina was the center of American gold production before the California rush – textile mill villages, and Civil War era settlements all left abandoned traces across the state.

Explore North Carolina Ghost Towns

Jason Smith’s Ghost Towns of the Southeast series covers North Carolina’s most compelling abandoned communities.

Ghost Towns of the Southeast on Amazon

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