Ghost Towns in Nebraska
4 documented ghost towns
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Antioch
Antioch was a company town built in 1917 to extract potash from nearby alkaline lakes. During World War I, when German potash imports were blocked, th...
Brownville
Brownville was Nebraska's largest town and nearly became state capital. The railroad chose Omaha instead. Brownville declined from 1,500 to about 140 ...
Brownville
Brownville was Nebraska's most important steamboat port—130 steamboats docked in the first half of 1857 alone. Willa Cather called it a 'ghost town' w...
Monowi
Monowi is the only incorporated municipality in the United States with a single resident. Elsie Eiler serves as mayor, clerk, treasurer, librarian, an...