Ghost Towns in Georgia
6 documented ghost towns
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Auraria
Before California, there was Auraria. Georgia's gold rush began in 1828, and Auraria was its center. When news of California gold arrived in 1849, min...
Catfish
Catfish was a steamboat landing on the Savannah River—one of many Georgia river towns that died when railroads bypassed them. When steam gave way to r...
New Ebenezer
New Ebenezer was founded by Salzburg Lutherans fleeing religious persecution—they built the oldest Lutheran church in America. The Georgia colony pros...
New Echota
New Echota was the Cherokee Nation's capital, with a supreme court, newspaper, and council house. Indian Removal in 1838 forced the Cherokee west on t...
Scull Shoals Experimental Forest
Scull Shoals was an early center of Georgia industry. It had the state's first paper mill and one of its first cotton factories. The town thrived unti...
Scull Shoals
Scull Shoals was home to Georgia's first paper mill (1811) and a four-story textile mill employing 600 people. Native Americans occupied the site for ...