Lost cities and towns

Basic City was an incorporated town located in Augusta County, Virginia. Formed in 1890, it was named after a process for steel manufacture purported by its inventor to be 'basic' and thus cheaper. This process was to be implemented in Basic City, and gave rise to land speculation in and around 1890. When this project did not materialize, the city's real estate bubble burst and Basic City, later Basic, went into immediate decline. In 1924, Basic City consolidated with the adjacent Town of Waynesboro, which had been formed in 1834. The new name for the town was to be Waynesboro-Basic, however some on the Waynesboro city council altered the petition to the state, naming the new town Waynesboro. Only a hand full of buildings and businesses bare the Basic name today. ...more on Wikipedia about "Basic City, Virginia"

Bigler's Mill was a small town in Virginia near Williamsburg in York County which is now extinct. It is now considered one of the many lost towns of Virginia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bigler's Mill, Virginia"

Camelot is the name of the stronghold of the legendary King Arthur, from which he fought many of the battles that made up his life. Its specific location is currently unknown and may be a fictionalized Romano-British province of post-Roman Britain. The city is first named in Chrétien de Troyes' poem Lancelot, where it does not seem as important as it would become in Arthurian legend. Since the location of Camelot is still a mystery, the truth about it—if there is one—is still unknown. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camelot"

Chesapeake City, Virginia was an unincorporated town in Elizabeth City County, Virginia on the north side of Hampton Roads on the Virginia Peninsula from 1871 to 1900. In 1901, the town (despite the word "city" in its name) was incorporated and renamed Phoebus for its most prominent citizen, Harrison Phoebus. In 1952, it voted to became a portion of the independent city of Hampton, Virginia during a consolidation with Elizabeth City County. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chesapeake City, Virginia"

Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico ( ) built by the Maya civilization. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chichen Itza"

Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County in the state of Virginia. Formerly known as Jackson's River Station, as of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,289. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clifton Forge, Virginia"

Dana is a former town in Massachusetts. It was disincorporated on April 28 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Upon disincorporation, the town was annexed to the adjacent town of Petersham. The majority of the former town is still above water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dana, Massachusetts"

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Denbigh was a small unincorporated town in Warwick County, Virginia. It was named for Denbigh Plantation, which was patented by Colonel Samuel Mathews, who came to Virginia before 1618, filled several important posts, and became the father of Samuel Mathews, a royal governor of the Virginia Colony from 1657-1660. ...more on Wikipedia about "Denbigh, Virginia"

Enfield was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, location . The town was incorporated in 1801 from portions of Greenwich and Belchertown. The town was disincorporated on April 28, 1938 and portions of the town were annexed to the adjacent towns of Belchertown, New Salem, Pelham, and Ware. The majority of the town now lies submerged beneath the Quabbin Reservoir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Enfield, Massachusetts"

A ghost town is a town that has been abandoned, usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed or because of natural or human-caused disasters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ghost town"

Greenwich (which was pronounced Green-which, not Gren-ich) is a former town in Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1754 and located in Hampshire County. It was disincorporated on April 28, 1938 as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Upon disincorporation, portions of the town were annexed to the adjacent towns of Hardwick, New Salem, Petersham, and Ware. It is now largely below water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greenwich, Massachusetts"

The "Citie of Henricus" , also known as Henricopolis or Henrico Town, was a city founded by Sir Thomas Dale in 1611 as an alternative to the swampy and dangerous area around Jamestown Settlement, Virginia. It was named for Prince Henry, the eldest son of King James I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henricus"

London Town was a colonial seaport town founded in 1683 near Annapolis, Maryland. It was once considered as the site for the capital of Maryland, a state of the United States of America. It was as prominent a city in trade as Annapolis and Williamsburg, Virginia. A series of events, including its non-selection as a tobacco inspection station, economic depression, and the Revolutionary War caused it to decline and, by the 19th century, disappear. It is now a public museum and archiology lab and several of its buildings and the grounds have been reconstructed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Historic London Town and Gardens"

Jamestown was established in 1607, on the James River in Virginia, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southeast of where Richmond, Virginia, is now located. Both the river and the new settlement were named for King James I, who had recently ascended to the English throne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamestown, Virginia"

Kecoughtan in Virginia was originally named Kikotan (also spelled Kiccowtan, Kikowtan as well as Kecoughtan), presumably a word for the Native Americans living there when the English colonists arrived in the Hampton Roads area in 1607. They were friendly to the English, but Sir Thomas Gates either worried about safety (including potential attack by the Spaniards and the Dutch) or coveted their corn fields after the "starving time" of the 1609-10 winter. The English seized their land while the men were out hunting, and for some reason the natives never attacked the settlement in response. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kecoughtan, Virginia"

In the popular imagination lost cities are real, prosperous, well-populated areas of human habitation that have fallen into terminal decline and been lost to history. Most lost cities are of ancient origins, and have been studied extensively by archaeologists. Abandoned urban sites of relatively recent origin are generally referred to as ghost towns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lost city"

Lost counties, cities and towns of Virginia are those which formerly existed in the English Colony of Virginia or the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lost counties, cities, and towns of Virginia"

Magruder was a small town in Virginia near Williamsburg in York County which is now extinct. It is now considered one of the many lost towns of Virginia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Magruder, Virginia"

Manchester, Virginia was an independent city in Virginia in the United States. Originally known as Rocky Ridge, it was located on the south bank of the James River at the fall line opposite Richmond, of which whom it merged by mutual agreement in 1910. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manchester, Virginia"

Middle Plantation in colonial Virginia was originally established in 1632. It was located on high ground about half-way across the Virginia Peninsula between the James River and York River. It was located in James City Shire when it was established 2 years later in 1634. It was the site of the new College of William and Mary in 1693. Middle Plantation became the Capital of the English Colony of Virginia in 1699 and was renamed Williamsburg in honor of King William III of Great Britain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Middle Plantation"

Nakbe is an ancient lowland Mayan city that is located in the Petén region of Guatemala. It is covered in dense jungle and is situated 13 km south of another Mayan city called El Mirador. Nakbe was one of the earliest cities in this region, as occupation at began in the early formative period, by 1400 BC. Nakbe would continue to be inhabited during the middle and late formative periods and on into the classic period with a time at the end of the late formative period when it was temporarily abandoned. It was discovered rather recently when aerial photographs were taken of it in 1930. The archaeologist Ian Graham was the first to study the site in 1962. He also gave Nakbe its name, which means ‘by the road’ in Yucatec Maya. Research of the site was conducted during the 1980s and 1990s by the University of California, Los Angeles and the Institute of Anthropology and History, Guatemala. Together they formed what is called The RAINPEG Project, which was directed by Dr. Richard D. Hansen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nakbe"

Nansemond is an extinct independent city which was located in the State of Virginia in the United States from 1972 until 1974. It is now part of the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nansemond, Virginia"

Penniman, Virginia was an unincorporated town in northwestern York County, Virginia on the south bank of the York River. Prior to World War I, the area was lightly populated and used primarily as farmland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Penniman, Virginia"

Phoebus was an incorporated town located in Elizabeth City County on the Virginia Peninsula in eastern Virginia. The town and county are now extinct, as they were incorporated into the independent city of Hampton in 1952. ...more on Wikipedia about "Phoebus, Virginia"

Potomac, Virginia is an extinct town formerly located in Arlington County. A planned community, its proximity to Washington D.C. made it a popular place for employees of the U.S. government to live. Potomac was located adjacent to the massive Potomac Yard of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Potomac, Virginia"

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