Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest Photo Gallery by Monte Dodge at pbase.com

Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest

Several Ghost towns of days gone by still survive in the outmost reaches of the Pacific North west. Washington State was several with Bodie , Molson and Liberty topping the list. Great places to go and unwind while glimcing into life in the past....

:: Molson ::	:: Liberty Washington ::	:: Bodie Washington ::	:: NightHawk, Washington ::
:: Chesaw , Washington ::	:: Farmer , Washington ::	:: Waconda ::	:: Govan ::
:: Almira ( Ghost Town With " Real " Ghosts) ::	:: Roslyn Wash. ::	:: Trinity ( Copper Mine Ghost Town Since 1938) ::	:: Holden ::
:: Lucerne ::	:: Monse ::	:: Touhey Washington ::	:: Withrow Washington ::
:: Azurite Mine ( 1918-1939 ) ::

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Rick		01-Feb-2015 21:00
Thanks for these! I'm up on Oregon Ghost Towns, but am still far short of Washington ones.

stranger		14-Feb-2014 19:00
wow I really don't get what ghost town was people told me to stay away from ghost town because there's was ghost in that town, but thanks for your support and comment I have the guts to out and discover ghost town....:)

Gary Holt		31-Aug-2012 03:36
Awesome Gallery...I'd love to visit some of those places.

chad chowen		08-Jul-2012 18:44
I grew up in Manson, Wa and worked some summers hauling wheat to local elevators in Withrow and Mansfield area. This was in late 1950s. I am pretty sure Withrow wasn't a ghost town then. I believe it had a grain elevator then.

Marissa		26-Mar-2012 05:15
Awesome pictures, but also thanks because it's basically a really good list of awesome places to go. me and my friends are making road trips out of them, so thanks :)

Barry McCartney		22-Jan-2012 18:14
I didn't realize that Washington had that many old ghost towns. Good info for a future road trip. V

Paul Charron		24-Jun-2011 15:36
great shots- gave me some good ideas for my art of making replicas of historic western american architecture

Carol		25-May-2010 00:18
My Aunt was born in Freeborn WA (Snohomish Co). We want to know how did Freeborn get it's name. She seems to remember that it was going to be named a different name. Freeborn was East of Stanwood.

greg		09-May-2010 01:35
taylor is east of maple valley, now in the seattle watershed

Marcia		15-Apr-2010 23:52
Where exactly is, or was Molson, wa?

Guest		15-Apr-2010 23:51
Where is Molson, Wa?

Craig		06-Apr-2010 03:08
Kevin, I might have an answer on your knife with Lenora, WA. I found some info to suggest a Lenora on Whidbey Island in 1905. Can you provide anymore info of the piece you have seen and maybe a photo.

Joe Cap . . .		13-Mar-2010 14:38
Does anyone have any information about a town that existed in the early 1900's somewhere southeast of Seattle called Taylor, Washington? I have two old photos put can't place it on a map. It was the location of my wife's grandparents' wedding.

Proffate		14-Feb-2010 22:33
Excellent pictures! I visited this site while researching Washington / Oregon ghost towns for a film I'm making, and I was blown away by both the quality and quantity of the photos on offer here. I ended up saving a great deal of them for reference and inspiration. Thank you very much.

Guest		23-Oct-2009 20:29
GEORGE TAYLOR I'm looking for info. on bingville,wa. stevens co. (east of chewelah)

Guest		23-Sep-2009 02:05
nothing on Deep River washington?

John Pittman		25-Aug-2009 04:09
I was a resident of Chesaw/Molson from 1975-1981 I did live near old structures were easy to takoe over. I lived on Meyes Creek in a new cabin built by Dean Thrasher, we called himtrasher. Mice moved in immediately at night there were noises that were diffucut to deal with. The roads are plowed all winter since the school bus take every kid clear down to Oroville for school. Kids bundle up and wait outside even in sub zero temperatures because the main district won't allow a home school/thet money to be diversified. I met the OLD Crew all of them a guy named Hungry would mow for the grasses he was handicapped by a blade cutting his right arm to shreads. the Green Brothers are the most aloof and notorious men there so aloof that they run their 2000 acre cattle rance by them selves even at 80 years of age. I worked with them not for them, that means trade labor. this is how work gets done there I was considered to be very lucky to be ther eand on the ranch. they even loaned me a 4X4 for the winters when the dirt track to their place was impassable. I could write a geat book about that area including the border crossings that failed and the ones that went on every day. also the US weather station at their ranch {greens} was a outdoor box with the equipment most people have for personal work. each day the Ken green the youngest would mail in the weather statistic. Funny though overhaed were Jets protecting our Border with canada. a person could be on a hike in june and bump headlong into a Buck deer as I did. because they are molting in june and are somewhat preoccupied with that. I honestly bumped into one as I climbed a dry creek he climbind down we were so conscious of our feet we hardly looked up.

Kevin		19-Aug-2009 23:19
Hello, I'm writing to ask whether or not anyone is aware of a ghost town in Washington called Lenora. I saw a grip on a knife with Lenora Wash USA scratched into it, but can find no record of any town in Washington by that name, so I thought it might be a town that had been deserted. Regards, Kevin

Dave Berry		18-Jul-2008 04:46
Amazing gallery. Unfortunately, I have never been to any of those places, but I enjoyed your photos. Thank you. Voted.

Guest		26-Mar-2008 09:14
Superb - both the locations and your photography

edith ansel		26-Apr-2007 16:37
just great. I had not realized there were so many. some i had never heard of and i am 85 years young. there should be a book of pictures and articles. Edith MIller (Peters) Ansel

Ed Bray		23-Apr-2007 01:10
My Brother and I just bought a lot in Govan. We met OJ Bagly there, just a warm friendly guy. Looking up the history of the town I found your website. Thank you for your hard work and time. Ed Bray

Mike Stobbs		23-Nov-2006 19:27
You have done a super job on your ghost towns Monte...a hunter myself I've enjoyed your images....I will be back to visit often......Mike

Jola Dziubinska		29-Oct-2006 16:14
Monte, you are doing a great job finding all those Ghost Towns in your area and showing them to us along with their history. This is so exciting and I think you should think about kind of album edition or a story to some magazine. Congratulations and keep adding to this fantastic gallery.

Sharon Faulkner		25-Jun-2006 16:32
Jerry, my brother has send me a couple of pictures you sent him, I really enjoyed them. Sounds like you also would be a very interesting person to talk to. We just love to hear about the History of the Okanogan County. We have been to all these places plus more. Your pictures are great. My brother is Jerry Smith, author of Boom Town and Relic Hunters. Perhaps someday we can all get together and chat.

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