Lost Cove Ghost Town in North Carolina

While visiting North Carolina and exploring in the Pisgah National Forest I saw this old ghost town known as Lost Cove. It was abandoned sometime during the 1950's. Here is some more history on the area ~ "Lost Cove is believed to have been founded around the time of the Civil War, the town did not begin to prosper until the logging industry made Lost Cove a viable stop on the railroad tracks. With its location in the mountains, Lost Cove was an ideal logging area that provided many trees from the surrounding Pisgah National Forest. Now the town was thriving with the help of logging industries and railroads, residents were able to build a school to educate their children. However, timber is a limited resource, and as the supply of wood began to diminish, the railroad stopped servicing the town in order to focus on other industries like coal. With a major part of the economy deteriorated, residents lobbied to build a road into Lost Cove. Legislators denied this request and the people living in the town slowly began to move away until the town was abandoned in the 1950's." CHECK OUT MY LONGER VIDEO HERE:    • Lost Cove Ghost Town in North Carolina  

Check out these links to learn more about the history, if you do visit this site please be respectful of the history that does remain and leave no trace so that others may be able to enjoy this in the future. Thank you and enjoy! https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c... http://www.brendajwiley.com/lost_cove... https://southernappalachian.wordpress... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Co...

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