Tag: abandoned town
Empire: Abandoned Company Town of Nevada
A company town is a town where all property and services are owned by the employer. For an employer who plies its trade in...
Pressmen’s Home, Tennessee: Relic From a Bygone Era
Located in the hills of Eastern Tennessee, this abandoned complex was once home to the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America....
Eagle Mountain, CA: From Boom to Bust to Boom to Bust
The United States has many ghost towns scattered throughout the West. Most have the same story: A deposit of some precious metal is discovered,...
Ochamchire Abkhazia: Casualty of War
On the east coast of the Black Sea, about 125 miles (200km) south of Sochi, sits the shell of a once-vibrant town. Ochamchire (also Ochamchira) was...
Plymouth, Montserrat: Pompeii of the Caribbean
For centuries, the Georgian-era town of Plymouth served as the main port for Montserrat, a part of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies....
Villa Epecuén: Argentina Town Buried Underwater for 25 Years
About 570 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires lies the remains of a deserted resort town on the coast of Laguna Epecuén in Argentina. Named...
