Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle Published 8:58 am CDT, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 An old, dilapidated building in Terlingua, Texas. The small town used to be known for quicksilver mining and is right outside of Big Bend National Park. A viper crossing sign warns those who enter. An old, dilapidated building in Terlingua, Texas. The small town used to be known for quicksilver mining and is right outside of Big Bend National Park. A viper crossing sign warns those who enter. Photo: SageElyse/Getty Images/iStockphoto, Getty Photo: SageElyse/Getty Images/iStockphoto, Getty Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Image 1 of 24 An old, dilapidated building in Terlingua, Texas. The small town used to be known for quicksilver mining and is right outside of Big Bend National Park. A … [Read more...] about Terlingua among Texas’ fascinating ghost towns: Texas travel
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For select few in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a ghost town is home
John Carlisle Detroit Free Press Published 8:03 AM EST Dec 24, 2018 KEWEENAW PENINSULA – The view from Tom Chobanian’s house is a thick wall of trees. It wasn’t always, though. “There used to be nothing but whorehouses here,” said the wiry 29-year-old, pointing into the woods, recounting family memories. “This used to have 600 people. They had their bars right here, and, right here, there used to be nothing but wood stacked up. Lumber." Chobanian lives in Donken, an Upper Peninsula town that isn’t really a town anymore. More than a century ago, the Case Lumber Mill stood here, and a whole town was built around it, named by the mill owner for his sons — Donald and Kenneth. It had a schoolhouse, a post office, a company store, a main street and, according to local lore, a few places where lumberjacks could unwind and get wild. But decades after the mill closed, Donken slowly vanished. Now it's just a brief interruption in a … [Read more...] about For select few in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a ghost town is home
Texas has more ghost towns than any other state, report says
By S. M. Chavey, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News Published 3:50 pm CDT, Monday, October 29, 2018 1. TerlinguaLocated near Big Bend, Terlingua is one of Texas' most famous ghost towns. The town was home to Indians first, then Spanish and Americans followed. Howard Perry from Portland, Maine, began his Chisos Mining Company and the town boomed in the early 1900s. Though, when the mineral price fell after World War 2, the city seized. less 1. Terlingua Located near Big Bend, Terlingua is one of Texas' most famous ghost towns. The town was home to Indians first, then Spanish and Americans followed. Howard Perry from Portland, Maine, began his ... more Photo: Courtesy Of Big Bend Holiday Hotel 2. LoboConsidered a modern ghost town, Lobo was mostly abandoned in the late 1960s. Cotton farming was the principle crop, but when the cost of agriculture became too expensive, the town went into a rapid decline after … [Read more...] about Texas has more ghost towns than any other state, report says
Buy a Ghost Town in Utah for Less Than the Price of a New Car
For only $18,500—which could come out to less than $100 a month on a 30-year mortgage—you can buy a former railroad ghost town in Lucin, UT. Rena Behar, provided by Published 3:30 pm CDT, Friday, October 26, 2018 Photo: Realtor.com The 40-acre property sits on the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, on the edge of Gartney Mountain and about a three-hour drive from Salt Lake City. The 40-acre property sits on the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, on the edge of Gartney Mountain and about a three-hour drive from Salt Lake City. Photo: Realtor.com The property is fairly empty, save for some scattered rubble from the former railroad town and an old phone booth. The property is fairly empty, save for some scattered rubble from the former railroad town and an old phone booth. … [Read more...] about Buy a Ghost Town in Utah for Less Than the Price of a New Car
Former residents of South Sudan’s ghost town remain fearful despite peace deal
25 PHOTOS Former hub transformed into a ghost town by war See Gallery Former hub transformed into a ghost town by war A man waits at a medical clinic in the village of Wau Shilluk near the town of Malakal, in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner South Sudanese girls walk in the town of Malakal, in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner A plant is seen grown on the window of a health clinic destroyed by fighting in the village of Wau Shilluk on the white Nile near the town of Malakal, in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner A man fishes on the white Nile near the town of Malakal, in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner A local SPLA commander is seen during a meeting with German army officer Major Rayk Haehnlein (R), UNMISS (UN Mission in South Sudan) Field Operations Commander of … [Read more...] about Former residents of South Sudan’s ghost town remain fearful despite peace deal