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A ghost town creek gave up a miner tag, then the name led back to 1897

A search through old Alabama ghost town riverbeds begins with ordinary relics, including a corroded penny, a door knob, ...
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Alabama's once-thriving first state capital is now its most famous abandoned ghost town full of mysteries

Ghost towns were once thriving settlements that vanished due to natural disasters, the removal of infrastructure like the railway, or the loss of resources like gold or copper. They are sources of ...