Ghost Towns of New England

People are inexplicably drawn to abandoned places. Believe it or not New England is home to numerous ghost towns long abandoned but filled with mystery unexpected beauty and a sense that these locations are simply biding their time waiting for people to return.Taryn Plumb explores dozens of locations in the region revealing the surprising histories of the towns and the reasons they were abandoned. In Maine sites include Flagstaff whose citizens were forced out to make way for a dam and which now sits at the bottom of Flagstaff Lake; Riceville wiped out by cholera; and Perkins Township which was abandoned so suddenly the remaining houses are still filled with furnishings. Locations in New Hampshires White Mountains Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut are also covered in this unique and fascinating tour.