Wisconsin Ghost Towns

Wisconsin’s ghost towns are shaped by the state’s timber and mining history. The great logging boom of the late 1800s built dozens of mill towns in the north woods that were abandoned when the forests were exhausted. Lead and zinc mining communities in the southwest, small farming settlements bypassed by rural consolidation, and canal towns left behind by the railroads all left abandoned traces across the state. Wisconsin ghost towns are often hidden in second growth forest, their presence revealed only by a cluster of old foundations or a forgotten cemetery.

Ghost Towns of Wisconsin on Amazon

Looking to explore Wisconsin’s ghost towns in more depth? Ghost Towns of Wisconsin by Jason Smith is available on Amazon.

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