by Sharon Hall | Nov 6, 2013 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
I had seen this “ghost town” mentioned in my recent research for ghost town stories, so I will loosely place it under that category because it’s pretty interesting. Over the years, some people have thought this might be the same group of women who formed...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 30, 2013 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
I found the subject of today’s article on another blog which listed the ten best “ghost” towns to visit in Kansas. The author’s caveat was that it never became a town, but it is quite historical (and worth a trip to see) – known as the most historic place in...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 16, 2013 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
Today’s ghost town (spelled either “Bethsheba” or “Bathsheba”) may or may not have existed, according to some. Purportedly, in 1893 an all-female village was established in Oklahoma in an area called “Cherokee Strip”. These women so...
by Sharon Hall | Oct 9, 2013 | Digging History Magazine, Ghost Town Wednesday
Iosepa, Utah – Hawaiian Ghost Town Skull Valley, Utah is the site of the West’s only Hawaiian ghost town. Iosepa was established in 1889 by Mormons and largely populated by Pacific Islanders Mormon converts (Hawaiians). Mormon missionaries had been sent to...
