Ghost Towns: America's Lost World - Season 1

Series: Ghost Towns: America's Lost World

3.4

(24)

Episodes

Rating

TVPG

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

Mill Creek Entertainment

About

Through original footage, interviews with experts, and archival materials, this fascinating documentary takes viewers on a journey through our abandoned history. From the deserts of California and Arizona to the forts, trails, and battle sites of the Indian Wars, witness the precious remains of the past that exist today only as shadows of former glories and empty promises.

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Episodes

1. The Many Ghosts of the West

1h 4m

This program digs deep into the history of the numerous ghost towns, forts and battles sites throughout the American West. Explore the amazing history of the gold fueled mining towns that left behind a treasure chest of ghostly stories and perhaps even the ghosts themselves.

2. Forts, Trails, and Battle Sites

1h 5m

Explore the many historic forts and battle sites all across the southern and northern Great Plains. Many are well preserved, while others are represented by a simple marker, and some have nothing at all. Every site is a powerful reminder of the longest war in American History – the Great Plains Indian War … A war in which thousands lost their lives. And at every site ghostly hauntings of those who died linger for the intrepid visitor to discover and relish.

3. The Ghosts of New Mexico

1h 5m

In this program we will look at the ghost towns of what was once part of the Spanish Empire in the new world. It is a land of great mystery … A land where the ghosts of ancestors walk this once Spanish territory. Today, forming the state of New Mexico, it truly earns its slogan - Land of Enchantment.

4. Mining Towns of the Rocky Mountains

1h 12m

In this program, we're going to visit the mining ghost towns of the Rocky Mountains. Explore the remnants of this glorious time in American history to explore the remnants of the souls that built these aesthetically haunting and beautiful towns before they vanished from the western frontier.

5. The Desert Southwest

1h 10m

The Desert Southwest is one of the most magical places on planet Earth. Filled with a haunting emptiness, the Desert Southwest spans a vast region of visual grandeur. There are breathtaking thousand-year-old cities built into cliffs and it is home to the west's most notorious territorial prison, Apache battle sites and perhaps the best boom ghost town in the West: Ruby, Arizona.

Extended Details

SeriesGhost Towns: America's Lost World

Closed CaptionsEnglish