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Today, we’re going to explore the top 20 ghost towns in Texas, while also discovering the fascinating stories behind the rise and fall of these amazing historical hidden gems.

DISCLAIMER: Do not attempt to go to any location depicted in this video. If you do go, you do so at your own risk.

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Photo/Image Credits:

Illustration: The Santa Rita Oil Well. Image courtesy of the University of Texas. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.

Texon, Texas. School in Big Lake Oil Company's camp, from the Texas State Archives.

Sources/Further Reading:

visitbigbend.com/terlingua/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terlingua,_Texas

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafter,_Texas

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver,_Texas

www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/silver-tx

www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Silver-Texas.htm

www.ghosttowns.com/states/tx/silver.html

www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Historic-hotel-in-C…

www.texasescapes.com/SouthTexasTowns/Catarina-Texa…

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texon,_Texas

www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Texas_ghost_towns/Texon…

www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texon-tx

​ www.texasbeyondhistory.net/plateaus/images/ap15.ht…

www.101highlandlakes.com/discovering-the-lake-buch…

www.cityofburnet.com/sites/default/files/fileattac…

www.vtrc.com/

www.atlasobscura.com/places/old-bluffton-underwate…

www.texasobserver.org/bluffton-texas-lost-civiliza…

www.buchananlaketexas.com/news--entertainment--Gho…

www.luc.edu/eminent-domain/siteessays/lakebuchanan…

wideurbanworld.blogspot.com/2012/12/old-bluffton-g…

www.texasescapes.com/MikeCoxTexasTales/147Bluffton…

earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/76734/ghost-shore…

www.ktre.com/story/29069394/east-texas-throwback-r…

texasforesttrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-…

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/texas/specialplaces/?cid=st…

www.atlasobscura.com/places/aldridge-sawmill-towns…

texasbeyondhistory.net/aldridge/legacy.html

www.ghosttowns.com/states/tx/aldridge.html

www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/newgulf-tx

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Gulf_Sulphur_Company

www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/Newgulf-T…

digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/ryr/…