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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the United States.

Listing by state

Alabama

Main article: List of ghost towns in Alabama

Alaska

The waterfront at Dyea, Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush
Flat, Alaska, August 1, 1911
The abandoned copper mine complex at Kennecott, Alaska

Arizona

Main article: List of ghost towns in Arizona

Arkansas

Main article: List of ghost towns in Arkansas

California

Main article: List of ghost towns in California

Colorado

Main article: List of ghost towns in Colorado

Connecticut

An aerial view (from a kite) of Pleasure Beach, Connecticut

Delaware

A destroyed Glenville, Delaware home, two weeks after a storm destroyed the community (photo taken October 2, 2003)

Florida

Main article: List of ghost towns in Florida

Georgia

Main article: List of ghost towns in Georgia

Hawaii

A house in Kaimu, Hawaii in 1888. Kaimu was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990.[1]

Idaho

Main article: List of ghost towns in Idaho

Illinois

Main article: List of ghost towns in Illinois

Indiana

The sole remaining house in Baltimore, Indiana
Abandoned grain elevators at Corwin, Indiana
An abandoned building and grain silos in Sloan, Indiana

Iowa

Donnan, Iowa memorial sign, showing the former location of the City of Donnan

Kansas

Main article: List of ghost towns in Kansas

Kentucky

Main Street, Paradise, Kentucky in 1898

Louisiana

Maine

Main Street, Flagstaff, Maine, circa 1915

Maryland

Massachusetts

An example of a "Babson Boulder" at Dogtown, Massachusetts

Michigan

Main article: List of ghost towns in Michigan

Minnesota

Main article: List of ghost towns in Minnesota

Mississippi

Front of the former First Presbyterian Church in Rodney, Mississippi

Missouri

A street in Hamburg, Missouri, 1933

(Note: Hamburg, Howell, and Toonerville were all located in St. Charles County, Missouri. All three towns became part of the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works in 1941 for WWII, which later became part of the Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project (WSSRAP)[3])

Montana

Main article: List of ghost towns in Montana

Nebraska

Rock Bluff School, formerly the Naomi Institute, Rock Bluff, Nebraska

Nevada

Main article: List of ghost towns in Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Main article: List of ghost towns in New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

A sign along the railroad tracks in Petrel, North Dakota
The abandoned Falsen School in Verendrye, North Dakota
Main article: List of ghost towns in North Dakota
External links

Ohio

West entrance of the Moonville tunnel in Moonville, Ohio
Intersection of Black Run Road and Shady Glen Road in Knockemstiff, Ohio

Oklahoma

Main article: List of ghost towns in Oklahoma

Oregon

Main article: List of ghost towns in Oregon

Pennsylvania

Main article: List of ghost towns in Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Main article: List of ghost towns in South Carolina

South Dakota

Main article: List of ghost towns in South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Main article: List of ghost towns in Texas

Utah

Main article: List of ghost towns in Utah

Vermont

Virginia

See also: Former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia

Washington

Main article: List of ghost towns in Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Main article: List of ghost towns in Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

References

  1. ^ Summary of the Pu`u `Ō `ō-Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983-present
  2. ^ Packard, Aaron (May 22, 2011). "The Kendall Lumber Co. of Garrett County, Md". Nova Numismatics. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. ^ DOE Weldon Spring Site History (WSSRAP)
  4. ^ Livermore
  5. ^ Tadmor, OH
  6. ^ Sprucevale on Dead Ohio web page
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
  8. ^ a b Hafnor, John. Black Hills Believables: Strange-but-true Tales of the Old West. Fort Collins, Colorado: Lone Pine Productions, 2002. 54. Web. 8 Aug. 2013.
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