When most people think of ghost towns, they imagine dusty towns in the Old West where prospectors flocked hoping to mine gold or other precious metals. However, the Appalachian Mountains in the Eastern United States are home to many spooky abandoned towns. Among these is the Elkmont Historic District located in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. This district offers a glimpse of a logging town that transformed into a vacation hotspot, only to eventually decline when the area was designated as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the early 20th century, the Great Smoky Mountains became the epicenter […]

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