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Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Allen H. Miner * ''Ghost Town'' (1988 film), an American horror film by Richard McCarthy (as Richard Governor) * ''Ghost Town'' (2008 film), an American fantasy comedy film by David Koepp * ''Ghost Town'', a 2008 TV film featuring Billy Drago * ''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns'', a 2005–2006 British paranormal reality television series * "Ghost Town" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''), a 2009 TV episode Literature * ''Ghost Town'' (''Lucky Luke'') or ''La Ville fantôme'', a 1965 ''Lucky Luke'' comic *''Ghost Town'', a Beacon Street Girls novel by Annie Bryant *''Ghost Town'', a 1998 novel by Robert Coover *''Ghosttown'', a 2007 novel by Douglas Anne Munson Music * Ghost Town (band), an American electronic band * ''Ghost Town'', a 1939 b ...
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Denhoff, North Dakota
Denhoff () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Sheridan County, North Dakota, United States. The community was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census, but was included in the 2010 Census, where a population of 20 was reported. It lies along North Dakota Highway 200, east of the city of McClusky, the county seat of Sheridan County. The post office no longer exists. There are no businesses left in town, and a church, as well as nine inhabited houses sheltering a population of 17. In 2009, a seed packaging plant began operations in Denhoff as well. Historically, Denhoff functioned as a service town for the regional farming community, which began to decline after the 1960s. In the 1950s, its population reached its maximum of over 350 residents, and in addition to the post office and church, services consisted of a school, a g ...
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Leipzig, North Dakota
Leipzig is a ghost town in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. The community was abandoned in 1910 when it was bypassed by the Northern Pacific Railroad.Welcome to New Leipzig, North Dakota.
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History

The name "Leipzig" is a Slavic word that originated ''circa'' 1015 in Germany, meaning "a settlement by the lime trees." A settlement named Leipzig was founded in



Landa, North Dakota
Landa is a city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 41 at the 2020 census. Landa was founded in 1904. History The extension westward of the railroad in 1903 led to the establishment of Landa along the Great Northern Railway. Originally named Strabane, Norwegian immigrants renamed it after Daniel D. Landa and Theodore T. Landa, early settlers in the area. Landa once had a bank, a hardware store, a lumber yard, a hotel, and other business establishments. Landa incorporated as a city in 1922, and showed a population of 140 during the 1930 Census. Geography Landa is located in Scotia Township in the northern part of the county. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 38 people, 17 households, and 10 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 22 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the c ...
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Kramer, North Dakota
Kramer is a city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 24 at the 2020 census. Kramer was founded in 1905. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 29 people, 15 households, and 11 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 41 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. There were 15 households, of which 6.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.18. The median age in the city was 65.8 ...
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Heaton, North Dakota
Heaton is an unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States. It is located 20 miles west of Carrington. Heaton was heavily damaged by a tornado in 1907 and some blame the decline of the town on that event. Anti-government tax protester Gordon Kahl Gordon Wendell Kahl (January 8, 1920 – June 3, 1983) was an American member of the far right Posse Comitatus movement who was involved in two fatal shootouts with law enforcement officers in the United States in 1983.Tony Spilde''Changing li ... was born in Heaton. Starting in the late 1990s, and picking up speed in the mid-late 2000s, all remaining abandoned buildings on the townsite have been demolished, one by one. The reason is said to be because many of the properties were forfeited to the county due to unpaid property taxes, and Speedwell township took over and razed many of the properties due to health hazards. The former gas station was purchased and turned into a meat processing business, Miller G ...
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Hartland, North Dakota
Hartland is a ghost town in Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the west of Carpio and north of Berthold. "Hartland, N.D." article in Hartland Newspaper states "''Hartland in 1912''--Hartland was a small village established in 1907 in Sec. 30 of Carpio Township. A local resident, Martin D. Johnson is credited with naming the village for his birthplace, Hartland Township in Worth County, Iowa. Buildings in the Village of Hartland in 1912 were a Machinery & Implement Building, Blacksmith Shop, Pool Hall, General Store, Bank, Hardware Store, Lumber Yard, M.D. Johnson home, Iver Canton Home. Livery & Feed Stable, later Vedvig Garage), Grocery Store & Post Office, Hotel, An Office, Zion Lutheran Church, One-Room School house", and several private homes. The post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and statione ...
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Gorham, North Dakota
Gorham is an unincorporated community in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. Name Gorham was named after Fred E. Gorham (1877–1965), an early rancher in the area. Gorham also served as a commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ... in Billings County. Post office A post office was established in Gorham on July 28, 1899, and Thomas Jefferson McDonald (1854–1915) served as the postmaster. The post office was discontinued on April 12, 1905. References Unincorporated communities in North Dakota Populated places in Billings County, North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub ...
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Fort Buford, North Dakota
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ("to make"). From very early history to modern times, defensive walls have often been necessary for cities to survive in an ever-changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large stone walls had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae (famous for the huge stone blocks of its ' cyclopean' walls). A Greek '' phrourion'' was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or English fortress. These constructions mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and borders. Though smaller than a real fortress, ...
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Dunn Center, North Dakota
Dunn Center is a city in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 227 at the 2020 census. Dunn Center was founded in 1914. History Dunn Center was laid out in 1914, when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was so named on account of its central location in Dunn County. Geography Dunn Center is located at (47.353307, -102.622740). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Dunn Center is located on North Dakota Highway 200, east of Lake Ilo. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 146 people in 66 households, including 38 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 80 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 93.8% White, 1.4% Native American, 0.7% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4%. Of the 66 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% ...
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