List of ghost towns in North Carolina
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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in North Carolina.
- Brunswick Town[1] (former state capital)
- Buffalo City
- Cape Lookout Village
- Cataloochee
- Ceramic
- Diamond City
- Fort Dobbs (frontier fort during the French and Indian war)
- Glenville (town submerged by Lake Glenville, some residents relocated to the eastern edge of the lake)
- Henry River Mill Village
- Judson (submerged under Fontana Lake)
- Lost Cove
- Mortimer
- Portsmouth
- Proctor (isolated by Lake Fontana and abandoned)
- Roanoke Colony[2]
- Ruby City (mining town once located near Willets in Jackson County, now the site of the Balsam Mountain Preserve)
- Whitney (partially submerged by Badin Lake)
References
[edit]- ^ Prose, Francine (March 7, 1993). "A Sojourn on Cape Fear". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "What Happened to the 'Lost Colony' of Roanoke?". History. A&E Television Networks. June 20, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.