Nicodemus, Kansas...the oldest and only remaining Black settlement west of the Mississippi River.Celebrating Black History Month (2024) and covering some of the Ghost Towns, Abandoned Sites, Historical Sites and places - represented in African American HistoryNicodemus, Kansas was brought to my attention by one of the MWGT community members - as we remember the westward migration following the Civil War - and the history of Kansas (as a Free State).

The Story of the "Fountain House" in Cherokee, Iowa

Midwest Ghost Town is about exploring the history of abandoned towns and places in the Midwest and around the world- most importantly - we are here to tell the story of these places and the people who lived there.