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Exploring the Top 20 Ghost Towns in Texas! (UPDATED)

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#ghosttown #history #westtexas #texas #lostplaces #exploring #matagorda #urbex #urbanexploration #roadtrip #offthebeatenpath Today, we’re going to explore the top 20 ghost towns in Texas, while also discovering the fascinating stories behind the rise and fall of these amazing historical hidden gems. DISCLAIMER: Do not attempt to go to any location depicted in this video. If you do go, you do so at your own risk. ALSO CHECK OUT: Inside the Top 5 Abandoned Military Bases in Texas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MHHqHXIcs&t=8s Exploring Lost Spanish Fort in Swamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzPBy-2QphQ Lost Civil War Cemetery on an Island in Texas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw7ApHTfAzg&t=17s INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/beyond_civilization/ Music Credits: Music: Dreamer Artist: Hazy Link: Dreamer by Hazy https://soundcloud.com/hazy_music Music provided by https://www.plugnplaymusic.net Nyoko - “Flowing Into The Darkness" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0). https://soundcloud.com/redowthered Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/b-into-darkness "Keys Of Moon - Lonesome Journey" is under a Creative Commons (BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / keysofmoonmusic Music powered by BreakingCopyright: • 'Lonesome Journey' by @KeysofMoonMusi... "AERØHEAD - Fragments" is under a Creative Commons (BY-NC 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / @aerhead Music powered by BreakingCopyright: • 🔥 Copyright Free Ambient Music - "Fra... Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley / scottbuckley Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/signal-to-noise Music promoted by Audio Library • Signal To Noise – Scott Buckley (No C... Song: Sunlight Artist: Onycs Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96gOSRUdkc "Punch Deck - Ethereal" is under a Creative Commons (BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / @punchdeck Music powered by BreakingCopyright: • 💤 Relaxing Ambient Instrumental Music... Photo/Image Credits: Illustration: The Santa Rita Oil Well. Image courtesy of the University of Texas. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Texon, Texas. School in Big Lake Oil Company's camp, from the Texas State Archives. Sources/Further Reading: https://visitbigbend.com/terlingua/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terlingua,_Texas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafter,_Texas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver,_Texas https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/silver-tx http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Silver-Texas.htm https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/tx/silver.html https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Historic-hotel-in-Catarina-catches-fire-15301060.php http://www.texasescapes.com/SouthTexasTowns/Catarina-Texas.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texon,_Texas http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Texas_ghost_towns/Texon_Texas/Texon_Texas.htm https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texon-tx ​ https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/plateaus/images/ap15.html https://www.101highlandlakes.com/discovering-the-lake-buchanan-waterfall https://www.cityofburnet.com/sites/default/files/fileattachments/community/page/1081/burnet_tourism_info.pdf https://www.vtrc.com/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/old-bluffton-underwater-ghost-town https://www.texasobserver.org/bluffton-texas-lost-civilization-rises-from-lake-buchanan/ https://www.buchananlaketexas.com/news--entertainment--Ghost-Town-Under-Lake-Buchanan-Old-Bluffton/7262 https://www.luc.edu/eminent-domain/siteessays/lakebuchanantx/oldbluffton/ http://wideurbanworld.blogspot.com/2012/12/old-bluffton-ghost-town-rises-from-lake.html http://www.texasescapes.com/MikeCoxTexasTales/147BlufftonTexas.htm https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/76734/ghost-shorelines-of-buchanan-lake https://www.ktre.com/story/29069394/east-texas-throwback-ruins-of-aldridge-sawmill-town-hidden-away-in-angelina-national-forest/ https://texasforesttrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/aldridge-sawmill-historic-site-angelina-national https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/texas/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5291444 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aldridge-sawmill-township https://texasbeyondhistory.net/aldridge/legacy.html https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/tx/aldridge.html https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/newgulf-tx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Gulf_Sulphur_Company http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/Newgulf-Texas.htm https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/ryr/id/2172/rec/8

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