Ghostville: Remembering Wisconsin Ghost Towns

by J.L. Fredrick

Wisconsin has its share of ghost towns. Villages grew from trading posts, lumber camps, and mining sites. Some didn't survive the catastrophes that befell them, but they all surely experienced grand moments when anticipation of greatness loomed and prosperity seemed well within grasp. And many, before they passed from existence, wrote some colorful pages in Wisconsin history. Twenty-nine of these villages once again come to life on the pages of GHOSTVILLE.NEW... REVISED EDITION... includes the history of the Wisconsin Indian tribes, Wisconsin lumber industry, and much, much more!

262 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2014

Reviews

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting book. It had very little to do with ghost town though. Ghost towns are abandoned towns, nothing left but buildings and stories. While this book was full of stories, all of the towns mentioned are simply former towns. The sorts of places that once existed, but now only exist in memory or on paper. Not to mention that was only about half of the book. The other half was just interesting stories of things that happened in Wisconsin. Con men, bank robbers, fights with natives and railroads.
So while it was a decent book, it was a terribly misleading title.