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Over 21 people were killed on or near the tracks here. [3] The last fatality was reportedly in 1978 when a 13-year-old girl fell off the trestle as a train passed over it. [4] By the turn of the century, the coal mines slowly started to be used up and closed down. The last family left town in 1947; by then the town itself was abandoned.
King's Station, also known as King's Switch or King Hollow, is a Ghost town in Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio, in the United States. [1] History
Ai (Fulton County) - partially abandoned ghost city; Alba (Hancock County) [1] Ashery (Hancock County) - small family town in Amanda Township [1] Atwood (Carroll County) - small town in Carroll County. Abandoned to make way for Atwood Lake in effort to control flooding; Atwood (Summit County) - small town in southern Summit County. Bakdwin ...
Oreton is a ghost town in eastern Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States, located along State Route 160.Oreton was a small mining community. Today, all that remains are the crumbled ruins of the iron furnace, a few concrete foundations, and the brick safe of Dave Ebert's company store.
Ingham (also known as Ingham Station or Ingham's Station) is a ghost town in southeastern Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio, and western Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. [2] The town is located east of the more well known ghost town of Moonville in Vinton County and west of Mineral and King’s Station in Athens County
On April 24, 1961, the 64-year-old bandstand burned to the ground, hours after the park opened for the season. [37] On May 17, 1968, a 15-year-old boy died on Thunderbolt after falling out of the train. [38] On June 19, 1975, Ghost Ship burned to the ground. The fire was later found to be caused by an electrical malfunction. [39]
Flatwoods is a ghost ... The first settlement at Flatwoods was made in 1854 by Christopher Williams. [2] Flatwoods was originally built up exclusively by black people
The town began to disappear from maps in the 1970s, one of the last maps showing the town as a whole was the 1960 Census Tract Map of Franklin County. [6] The town had disappeared from maps for the most part by 1974, with Winton Road and Mobile Drive as exceptions. [ 7 ]