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so you want to own a ghost town?

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Find Your Ghost Town

here are hundreds of ghost towns scattered across the U. S., Rubin says, most of them abandoned mining communities in sign. Luckily, websites such as and are dedicated to large real-estate listings. You might even try your luck on eBay or Craigslist.

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