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A "ghost town" is settlement that was abandoned, leaving buildings still standing but unoccupied. The emptiness has a spooky appearance, especially as the buildings deteriorate, leading visitors to imagine that the only occupants are the ghosts of its former residents.
The term is most closely associated with towns in the American west that sprang up quickly, usually in response to mining or other boom-and-bust economic activity, flourished for a while, and then were abandoned when resources ran out. Many survive even after more than a century; it's sometimes possible to find things as mundane as tables, chairs, and Cooking Equipment that were simply left behind when the residents left.
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What was the name given to towns that were abandoned after there was no more gold or silver to mine in the area?
Ghost towns.
What was the name given to mining towns that were abandoned after all the gold was taken from the rivers and streams?
Ghost towns.
What was the name giving to mining towns that were abandoned after all the gold was mined from the rivers and systems?
Ghost towns.
How many ghost towns does California have?
There are no ghost towns in California
Does Texas have ghost towns?
Texas has some 295 ghost towns.
Are ghost towns haunted?
yes what do you think there not called ghost towns for nothing
Illinois ghost towns?
There are few different places in Illinois that are ghost towns. Ghost towns in Illinois are Livingston county, Cairo and town of Eldred.
What has the author Bruce A Raisch written?
Bruce A. Raisch has written: 'Ghost towns of Idaho' -- subject(s): Ghost towns, Local History, Pictorial works 'Ghost towns of Wyoming' -- subject(s): Ghost towns, Local History, Pictorial works
What is ghost town?
A ghost town is an old abandoned city that was booming with life. They got the name ghost in ghost town because legen dsays that ghost towns are so quiet, that you could hear, or see a ghost.
What is the duration of Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns?
The duration of Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns is 3600.0 seconds.
Are there ghost in ghost towns?
it is possible that ghots are in ghost towns but it could just be called a ghost town because all the people that lived there had left without a trace
What has city's towns but and shops but no people?
Ghost towns are abandoned towns.
