Midwest Ghost Town

Part 1 of a 2-part series - covering ghost towns and the sport of boxing - especially in regards to the entertainment in mining camps, logging camps, and the oil fields that brought boom and bust towns.

Part 1 - mostly covers Goldfield, Nevada - and a boxing match is known as "The Longest Fight" between lightweight boxers Gans vs Nelson.

Starting at the crash known as "The Red River Plunge" the episode takes you through Platte City Shoot out - and to the abandoned amusement park in Iowa (Dexfield Park) - where the showdown with authority is the beginning of the end of Bonnie and Clyde.

Discover the abandoned history and ghost towns associated with the infamous criminal couple - Bonnie and Clyde

#bonnieandclyde #ghosttowns

In this episode, we finish a 3 part series on underwater ghost towns - and dive into the topic of Rivers and Floods - especially towns that were destroyed and left as eventual ghost towns, whether from government buyouts and re-locations, or people leaving for new homes.

#ghosttowns #Iowa #underwaterghosttowns #floods

Part 2 of Underwater Ghost Towns - The Ghost Towns of Lake Red Rock. There are 6 towns submerged beneath Lake Red Rock Reservoir down by Pella and Knoxville Iowa area - It is the largest lake in Iowa and covers the towns of:

• DUNREATH
• FIFIELD
• RED ROCK
• ROUSSEAU
• COALPORT
• CORDOVA
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Part one of a three-part series covering the underwater ghost towns of Iowa - in this episode "Queen City - Iowa"

Final episode of a 3-part series "Tornado Ghost Towns" - This episode includes the ghost towns of Melva, Missouri, and Picher, Oklahoma

March 1925 - almost 100 years ago - marked the deadliest tornado in US History - as the Tri-State tornado ripped through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana - Leaving destruction in its wake - and one community "Parrish, Illinois" a Ghost Town.

In this episode of Midwest Ghost Town - we go into stories about Ghost Towns created by the aftermath of tornados. A common occurrence in the Midwest - Tornados! Mix the two together - and you have a ghost town creator!

We cover the story of Manchester, South Dakota and Jordan, Iowa in this episode.

The Dutch Raid on the former county seat of Sioux County Iowa (Calliope - Iowa) is one that fits similar narratives across the country (battles for county seats) but this one takes an interesting twist - when the wooden-shoed Dutch came rolling into Calliope, to take the courthouse records by force.