10 Ghost Towns in New Mexico You're Not Supposed to Know!

Описание: 10 Ghost Towns in New Mexico You're Not Supposed to Know!. New Mexico is full of wide-open highways, desert silence, and mountain horizons that seem endless. But scattered between those landscapes are places that time quietly left behind. In this video, we explore 10 Ghost Towns in New Mexico You're Not Supposed to Know — forgotten mining camps, abandoned railroad stops, and once-booming communities that faded when the money, water, or people disappeared.
Some of these towns collapsed after silver and coal ran out. Others slowly emptied as highways rerouted and jobs moved away. What remains today are cracked main streets, weather-worn storefronts, empty schools, and churches that still stand against the desert wind. A few look frozen in the early 1900s. Others feel like they were abandoned just yesterday.
From remote mountain settlements to dusty plains outposts, each location tells a different story about boom, bust, and survival in the American Southwest. You’ll see how geography, industry, and isolation shaped these communities — and why so many never recovered once decline began.
These are not the postcard towns you see in travel brochures. They are quieter, stranger, and often more haunting. By the end, you may start to wonder how many more places like this are still hiding in plain sight across New Mexico.
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Segment In Video:
00:00 : Intro
00:56 : Mogollon
03:45 : White Oaks
06:02 : Elizabethtown
08:38 : Chloride
11:32 : Cuervo
14:16 : Golden
16:59 : Cerrillos
19:24 : Kingston
22:05 : Bonanza Creek Ranch
24:29 : Orogrande
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