Intro: Hey everyone, thanks for checking out my first Youtube Video! This is the first installment in my "Abandoned Towns" series where I cover once-prosperous communities that have gone awry. I plan on also rolling out an "Abandoned History" series where I cover less talked about historical events. Stay tuned to catch those videos.
Description: Straddling the Northern Shores of Lake Athabasca and sitting only 30 miles from the Northwest Territories border lies Uranium City. Only 40 years ago Uranium City was a bustling town with thousands of inhabitants. Today it's a ghost town. How did what was once a prosperous town in the middle of the arctic end up as a ghost town where the few remaining residents are fighting to keep it alive?
#abandoned #history
Useful Sources For Pictures:
https://uraniumcity-history.com/about/uranium-city-a-short-history/
https://www.earmp.com/fonddulac.html
Other Cool Videos on the Topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLgmwc42LZE&t=47s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDmtHBTwHCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-VqoBlrM0Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8iZ6T36Ic
Image credits:
Uranium City History Website (https://uraniumcity-history.com/),
Del Trobak (https://uraniumcity-history.com/places/my-memories-of-rix-athabasca-mines-and-uranium-city-1957-60/)
Chris Robinson (https://uraniumcity-history.com/photos/photos-from-chris-robinson/).
Gnarly Films (Royal Visit to UC) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOKdkOIC_XQ)
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