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A '''ghost town''' is a [[town]] which once had residents but has become uninhabited.

[[Image:Ghost town.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Whimiscal entrance to ghost town of Rhyolite]]A '''ghost town''' is a [[town]] which once had residents but has become uninhabited.

Ghost towns are often the site of old buildings and ruins, or in some cases the old buildings have been demolished.  

Ghost towns are often the site of old buildings and ruins, or in some cases the old buildings have been demolished.  

Ghost towns are a common sight in the old American West. [[Nevada]] and [[Arizona]] in particular saw great periods of growth and decline in the [[American Frontier|Frontier]] period, and the remnants of that boom and bust cycle can be seen in its quiet villages and towns that were once thriving centers of commerce, trade and adventure.

Ghost towns are a common sight in the old American West. [[Nevada]] and [[Arizona]] in particular saw great periods of growth and decline in the [[American Frontier|Frontier]] period, and the remnants of that boom and bust cycle can be seen in its quiet villages and towns that were once thriving centers of commerce, trade and adventure.

 

==Examples of real ghost towns==

==Examples of real ghost towns==

[[Image:Rhyolite mercantile.jpg|thumb|right|300px|General store in Rhyolite, Nevada]]

[[Image:Rhyolite mercantile.jpg|thumb|right|300px|General store in Rhyolite, Nevada]]