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[1] [2] Professor and historian Stephen Arndt has counted a total of 256 ghost towns in the state, some well known, others "really obscure." [3] The high number of ghost towns and former communities in the state is largely due to its frontier history and the influx of pioneers who emerged in the area during the 19th century. [2]
Idiotville is a ghost town in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States, near the mouth of Idiot Creek on the Wilson River, on the route of Oregon Route 6. [1] Idiotville's elevation is 1,200 feet (370 m).
The revival of a ghost town has unearthed the history of Black loggers who worked in Oregon when it was illegal for them to even live in the state. 100 years later, revival of ghost town tells ...
Bensenville is a village located near O'Hare International Airport in DuPage County, Illinois, with a portion of the town in Cook County. As of the 2020 census , the village population was 18,813. First known as Tioga, it was formally established as Bensenville in 1873 along the Milwaukee Road (now Canadian Pacific ) right-of-way.
Take a virtual tour of the country by seeing the most haunted houses in every state. There are grand mansions and quaint historic homes, but they have one thing in common: a lot of ghosts.
List of ghost towns in Illinois. 1 language Add topic ... This is a list of ghost towns in the U.S. state of Illinois. Ghost towns. Town name Other name(s)
Burlington was located on the Donation Land Claim of James Martin who came to Oregon from Little York, Illinois. [2] A family tradition among Martin's descendants holds that Burlington was named after Burlington, Iowa, the nearest market town to Little York. [2] Today Burlington, Oregon is considered a ghost town. [citation needed]
Latourell is an unincorporated community located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, on the Historic Columbia River Highway about eight miles (13 km) east of Troutdale and 5.5 miles (9 km) west of Multnomah Falls. Compared to its peak in the 1880s, it is now virtually a ghost town. [2]