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I have had a fascination with ghost towns since about 2003 while on a cross-half-country (Louisiana to California) drive on my own. Each time I entered a new state, I would stop at the welcome center and pick up a state map. When I'd stop for the night, I'd break open the map and look at what there was. That's when I noticed that states actually pointed out ghost towns on the map. I thought, how cool is that? A lingering love of the Old West from my youth when I read Louis L'amour books my grandparents owned, prompted me to dig in to the lore of ghost towns. Sadly, the closest I've ever come to seeing a ghost town was as I drove past Stein's Ghost Town in New Mexico. You can see it from I-10. I can't tell you how much I regret not turning around and going back for a visit.
Anyhoo, that curiosity lead me to GhostTowns.com where they list any and all ghost towns across the US and Canada. Of course they're more abundant in the west, but there are some in the east. The give you a lot of detail, too, if you have a mind to go visit them, including whether you can drive to the site in a regular car or if you need a 4WD or even if you have to park and hike to the site.
I don't think these towns are necessarily haunted, but I definitely believe in the stories of people who have had troubles after removing items (even so much as a rock) from one of these towns. There are some that are even still occupied by people and still considered a ghost town, probably because the area is a ghost of it's former self.
Anyone else find them interesting?
Anyhoo, that curiosity lead me to GhostTowns.com where they list any and all ghost towns across the US and Canada. Of course they're more abundant in the west, but there are some in the east. The give you a lot of detail, too, if you have a mind to go visit them, including whether you can drive to the site in a regular car or if you need a 4WD or even if you have to park and hike to the site.
I don't think these towns are necessarily haunted, but I definitely believe in the stories of people who have had troubles after removing items (even so much as a rock) from one of these towns. There are some that are even still occupied by people and still considered a ghost town, probably because the area is a ghost of it's former self.
Anyone else find them interesting?
