The walls of the salt dome beneath the city completely collapsed. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the sinkhole was caused by underground salt mining. Then on Auga sinkhole began its greedy consumption, signaled by crude oil suddently gushing out of a nearby pit. At first, residents had no real concern about the bubbles that gurgled in the bayou. That’s the grim reality of Bayou Corne, Louisiana. Explore them at your own risk!ĭeep within Louisiana’s bayous and swamplands are some of the most strange, deserted ghost towns anywhere.īayou Corne, Louisiana (Assumption Parish)įrom a picturesque town adored by sportsmen who fished its plentiful waterways – to an entire community gobbled up by a giant sinkhole. These southwest Wyoming towns have plenty to offer and are the gateway to the breathtaking Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.These Louisiana ghost towns have some amazing history. Less than a quarter mile to the west, find fenced gravesites dating back to the 19th century.Īfter visiting this area with an old West ghost town feel, jump back on I-80 and continue 25 miles toward Rock Springs and Green River. Explore the building, and then walk west on the Overland Trail. The station is located just south of the Interstate 80 at Point of Rocks. Overland Trail Stage StationĪlthough Point of Rocks Stage Station is not technically a ghost town, as the only station fully in tact on the Overland Trail, it certainly is a ghost of the past. Head into Casper for even more things to do. Don’t leave the area without visiting Casper Mountain, where you can find mountain biking trails of all levels and fat biking trails once the snow falls. The spring where Eads first staked his claim is the center of this ghost town, which features foundations of a few cabins and a small grave. Like other ghost towns, minors abandoned this area in the early 1900s once they stopped finding the precious minerals they set out to collect. Word spread of the gold, silver, lead and copper said to be found in the area and about a dozen cabins were built to house nearly 50 people hoping to strike it rich. Eads after he staked a mining claim around a large spring in 1891. Photo by in a mountain setting at an elevation of 7,800, this old West ghost town was founded by Charles W. Then drive the Battle Pass Scenic Byway to explore these historic places and take in the area’s beautiful landscapes. Learn more about these deserted frontier settlements at the Grand Encampment Museum, which has its own re-created town formed with historic structures moved from throughout the valley. Many of the buildings from the town of Battle have been relocated to nearby Encampment, such as the one that was moved to Grand Encampment Museum where it is operated as the Battle Miner newspaper office.įor the most part, Dillon’s log cabins have fallen to disrepair and the seasons, but at the ghost town site, you will see some of the deteriorating logs and can identify places where others were positioned. This includes Battle, atop the Continental Divide, and Dillon, which was established a mile from the mine. The discovery of copper and development of the Ferris-Haggarty copper mine in the Sierra Madre in 1897 gave rise to several mining towns, most of which are now ghost towns. Currently, many newinal log homes and structures remain in this ghost town, including a church and general store.īe sure to stop by the Atlantic City Mercantile, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, to grab a drink and a bite to eat. During its heyday, the town reportedly had a brewery, dance hall and opera house. Atlantic City had nearly 2,000 miners, many of whom were vacationers or part-time prospectors looking to score gold, so the town had many options for leisure and entertainment. Near South Pass City, this booming mining town enjoyed short-lived prosperity starting in the late 1860s. Visit this deserted settlement, which consists of more than 20 authentically restored structures, and partake in newinal pastimes such as panning for gold in Willow Creek and ordering a sarsaparilla soda at the Smith-Sherlock General Store. By 1872, work at the Clarissa Mine dwindled, and most of the miners moved on, leaving behind the town they created. Approximately 2,000 miners lived in ramshackle housing around the city, hauled their gold to the assay office and spent it in the community’s then-thriving businesses. Nestled in a protected canyon, South Pass City boomed with the discovery of gold in the late 1860s and became one of the busiest cities in the region.
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