Story
Indiana's best-preserved ghost town - arts colony revival
State: Indiana
County: Brown County
Founded: 1851
Story was a logging and apple-growing community until the timber ran out. By 1930, only a few families remained. Now it's an 'arts revival' ghost town—the Story Inn (1851 general store) offers lodging and dining, surrounded by preserved 19th-century buildings. Population: 6.
Quick Facts
- Population: 6
- Story Inn is acclaimed restaurant in 1851 general store
- Arts colony revival saved the town
- Near Nashville (Indiana's arts capital)
Location
Address: Brown County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39.0706, -86.2053