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Grafton, Utah - A Serene Ghost Town on the Virgin River

Grafton, Utah - A Serene Ghost Town on the Virgin River | Human Interest | Scoop.it
In 1859, five families from Virgin established the small settlement of Wheeler. After it was destroyed by flood in early 1862 they moved a mile upstream and named the settlement New Grafton, after Grafton, Massachusetts.
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Bay Area’s only ghost town, Drawbridge, is on an island

Bay Area’s only ghost town, Drawbridge, is on an island | Human Interest | Scoop.it

Located at the sluggish southern end of the bay within the city limits of Fremont, Station Island was uninhabited until 1876, when the Southern Pacific Coast Railroad built a narrow-gauge line through it.

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'Abandonment Chic' and the Modern Desert

'Abandonment Chic' and the Modern Desert | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Writer/ photographer duo High & Dry step into Randsburg, CA: a town straddling the worlds of tourist destination, motorcycle Valhalla and diminished landscape where civilized specters remain.
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