Hidden ghost town in woods
This is all that remains of the buildings that appeared on that 1957 map: a pile of timber lying on the ground. Right now it is inexplicable how that car got there. Presumably at that time there would have been a road to the village on which this car could drive.
In the place there is an abandoned 1930 Ford and in very bad condition. In the video they estimate that the town was founded in the 1870s, and that it had a rebirth in the 1920s, always linked to that mining operation. This is without a doubt one of the most difficult quests I’ve seen in an urban exploration video, as the town is at the bottom of a canyon and the path leading to it was lost due to landslides. Just that 1957 map that indicated there were five buildings there. It must be said that the name of Uncle Sam Camp was assigned by these searchers, since there is no record of the name of this town, or the date of its foundation or how many inhabitants it had.Īlan Patera worked on the US Census and despite all the resources he had at his disposal, he did not find any records on it. He had found this ghost town on a topographical map from 1957. A few months ago, the YouTube channel Part-Time Explorer published a video in which it was proposed to find this ghost town with the help of archaeologist Alan Patera. That was the case of Uncle Sam Camp, a small town linked to a mining operation, the Uncle Sam Mine, located in the rugged desert area between California and Nevada. The strange case of a beacon in the middle of a desert and more than 160 km from the coast There a ghost town can be lost in oblivion.Īn atypical graveyard of 50 classic cars and a plane in the middle of a forest in Germany SAHC purchased the tract with the intent that it will eventually be added to the Pisgah National Forest.There are many countries that have abandoned towns, but few are as large as the United States. “The offering of this property for sale presented a unique opportunity to protect an incredible recreational, environmental, and historical asset,” said Carl Silverstein, SAHC Executive Director. Four streams originate on the property and flow into the Nolichucky, and populations of federally endangered plants have been noted on (or near) the property.
It is visible from this popular rafting river as well as a portion of the Appalachian Trail. The property recently purchased by the SAHC fronts on the Nolichucky River, a Significant National Heritage Area. “To me, this effort is one more example of the amazing and extremely important conservation work of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.” It has long fired our imaginations, made us curious about our mountain surroundings and our history and inspired many of us to dig deeper into – and ultimately care more about – our Appalachian heritage,” continued Ramsey. “ ‘Lost Cove’ is a phrase every Unicoi County kid hears pretty early in his/her life. However, the cove’s isolation, as well as economic necessity, eventually led to the community’s demise. Its remoteness and location along the state boundary made it difficult for tax collectors to penetrate. Located on the boundary of Yancey & Mitchell Counties in NC, very near Unicoi County in Tennessee, Lost Cove became notorious for moonshining as early as 1898. Lost Cove grew into a self-sustaining, thriving agricultural community until the railroad brought timber and railroad jobs around 1910. The community was most likely founded during the Civil War era, although a few accounts hint that two families from a Daniel Boone expedition originally settled the area. Lost cove is one of the most legendary ghost towns in the Eastern United States. “The opportunity to save this significant part of Lost Cove was very important and welcome to those of us who live in its vicinity, who know personally of its special natural and historical significance and have long hoped it would one day be protected,” said David Ramsey, SAHC Trustee. Nestled near the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, the secluded Lost Cove is a ghost town with a colorful history of self-sufficient families, railroad crews, timber, and moonshine. In mid-December 2012, SAHC purchased a 95-acre portion of historic “Lost Cove” in the remote and rugged Nolichucky Gorge, an in-holding in the Pisgah National Forest. You can almost imagine that the stones in fallen walls whisper stories about the families who once lived here. There’s something alluring about a ghost town in the middle of the forest, where stone chimneys and building remnants hearken back to more vibrant days.