Tag: Ghost Town

Dana, along with 3 other towns – Prescott, Enfield, and Greenwich – was dissolved in 1938 when the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir was planned…. read more Dana

This is somewhere I’ve been meaning to get to for quite some time now. While going for some job interviews in the area, I found… read more Concrete City

12/06 New pics 12/07 We visited Amatol in the spring, but for whatever reason I never got around to posting it. There are 2 points… read more Amatol

Curiously named Gay City was founded just before the 1800’s by families seeking religious freedom and was around for roughly 80 years until the Industrial… read more Gay City

Tahawus, also known as Adirondak, has long been a goal of mine.  It was about a 6 hour drive to get from my house to… read more Tahawus (Adirondak)

We decided to go geocaching around Hampton Furnace and Carranza Road. Upon reaching the furnace site, we noticed there had been a fire recently. The… read more Hampton Furnace after controlled fire

Clay Works pics from Spring ’05 & 11/05 Graves pics from 11/05 Next to nothing is left of Union Clay Works, which is well hidden… read more Union Clay Works & Cemetery

Smithville was a factory town founded by Hezekiah B. Smith in the 1860’s and lasted until the 1920’s. What makes this town stand out from… read more Smithville