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Bodie, California ghost town
Gold Rush era
Bodie, California
Est. 1859 · State Historic Park
 Rhyolite ghost town Nevada ruins
Silver rush
Rhyolite, Nevada
1904–1916
 Jerome Arizona ghost town
Copper mining
Jerome, Arizona
1876–1953
 Thurmond West Virginia ghost town
Coal mining
Thurmond, W. Virginia
1873–1980s
 Bannack Montana ghost town
Gold Rush
Bannack, Montana
Est. 1862
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Piedmont Ghost Town, Wyoming: The Town That Helped Build a Railroad
Piedmont Ghost Town, Wyoming: The Town That Helped Build a Railroad
Wyoming
Cerro Gordo Ghost Town, California: The Silver Mine That Built Los Angeles
Cerro Gordo Ghost Town, California: The Silver Mine That Built Los Angeles
Gold & Silver Mining
Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Town on Fire Since 1962
Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Town on Fire Since 1962
Coal Mining · Pennsylvania
Frisco Ghost Town, Utah: The Wildest Camp in the Great Basin
Frisco Ghost Town, Utah: The Wildest Camp in the Great Basin
Utah
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Piedmont Ghost Town, Wyoming: The Town That Helped Build a Railroad
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Piedmont Ghost Town, Wyoming: The Town That Helped Build a Railroad
Piedmont Ghost Town, Wyoming: Charcoal Kilns, Butch Cassidy, and the Town That Helped Build a Railroad Wyoming Railroad Free to visit · ~14 min read Quick facts Initial settlement~1867 Formally...
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