I visited one of these ghost towns at an old zinc mine in Arkansas. The town literally popped up to service the zinc mine workers back in 1900-1920ish. Because

I visited one of these ghost towns at an old zinc mine in Arkansas. The town literally popped up to service the zinc mine workers back in 1900-1920ish. Because it was in the middle of nowhere, the company was the only real provider of goods and services. Some good photos: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rush-ghost-town https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rush-ghost-town https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/morning-star-zinc-mine-11962/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/morning-star-zinc-m...