Ghost Towns and Abandoned Places, July 2014

The Ghosts of North Dakota guys take a trip to photograph ghost towns and abandoned places in North Dakota, including Fairview Lift Bridge, Cartwright Tunnel, Bluegrass, and more. This video includes a complete walktthrough of the Cartwright Tunnel, and a climb to the top of the bell tower at the former Elbowoods Susan Webb Hall Memorial Congregational Church. See more at GhostsofNorthDakota.com.
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[@tedskam]

interesting. I was stationed in Minot in the 80's and spent a lot of time driving around Minot AFB's vast missle fields. In my off time I rode my motorcycle all over ND and explored a lot of places like the ones you show. Walked into an abandoned house once and was greeted by a family of snowy owls. ND is a stark vast empty but strangely beautiful place. Thanks.

[@danirobinson8080]

I'd love to go on a roadtrip and photograph a place like that.

[@zelbole]

You've got me all revved up about this now. Here in Victoria Vancouver Island, B.C., we tend to be able to restore many of our old buildings before they fall over because so many buildings in the area would look ridiculous with new houses or (God forbid) condominiums next to them. Our chinatown, and 150 year old commercial areas near the harbour are still thriving and being maintained and strengthened. We have a big tourist business that keeps these areas thriving, and thank God for that. Even our city hall is pretty much the original, and I've been inside 9/10 of it, and there's even some of the original fittings there, even with computers and printers right around the corner. Save it, people!! :-)

[@kenhelland2838]

My brother and I drove his 1962 Olds Starfire across the bridge when it was shared with the railroad in the summer of 1966. Walked the tunnel in September of 2009. In the 80's I took several pictures of abandoned farmhouses. My daughter took the prints to school and each child was to tell a story about the families that might have live there. Great stories and great imagination. ken

[@KIAS1]

13:14 Almost 4 years ago, I dreamt the most haunting nightmare of my life - one in which I still remember vividly - and it took place in a setting with an uncanny resemblance to that building. I’ve never been to North Dakota or any Great Plains region and didn’t recognize anybody in the dream, but I was terrified for almost half-an-hour after waking up as if it were a flashback of mine.

[@erinmees1530]

Maybe it was a memory from a previous life

[@DeborahBliss59]

I must say I LOVED this video. I loved the music, the brief history of each place and the narrating.....loved the voice.....thanx ever so much for making these video's and sharing.

[@sonnyolson8326]

You guys have done a good job recording the history of ND. Thank you so much.

[@ardistill1]

I have been to Cartwright many times as a kid growing up in Watford City. We went over the Fairview bridge many times, I recall Dad had to phone ahead to see if any other traffic was coming.

[@smug8567]

I call Cartwright nobody come. I say Cartwright no hear, she cuss and hangup phone.

[@TruAnRksT]

The light at the end of the tunnel, how poetic.

[@liesier90]

I'm from South Africa and used to work as a beekeeper near Jamestown from 2008-2011. A lot of the bee yards was out by deserted farmsteads. It fascinated me to see how people could just up and leave their houses... clothes still hanging in the closets, kids trophies on the mantlepiece, old cheque books lying on the dinner table... I am back in my home country now and think back to that life a lot. I always wonder... who does these abandoned houses belong to nowadays? Did the current landowners buy the land from the original owners who abandoned it or from the state?

[@stancharging4843]

Awesome , I remember the Congregational Church, When people would gather for service and funerals, I was there for funerals, as I was catholic not service , we did the digging for a few of the graves my Uncles and us older kids at the time would pitch in, basement gathering meals and coffee. You can see the cemetery out of Bell tower looking West. Have family buried there, sad to see the empty church , life goes on thanks for posting

[@abandonedsc4261]

I wish i would have explored some of these great places When I lived in ND. Great job Guys! Love the channel!

[@jasonphillips2593]

Interesting video guys!

[@donfeller3888]

My mother, Frieda Wenzel Feller grew up on the farm near Eckman. I grew up on a farm in Granville & Glenburn, ND. Eckman and many like towns in ND & my childhood farms are now longer in existence.

[@donfeller3888]

Sorry, I forgot to thank you for the visit to the past.

[@funsweed6067]

Good video , reminded me of Alberta where I grew up If only those old buildings could talk , what a story they would tell

[@JapaneseCityPopCat]

No idea you guys were on KZbin! This is awesome :). I found your website about a year ago and I've been obsessed with it ever since! Keep up the good work and happy 'hunting.'

[@ginopmac]

Nice to meet you via video. How in the heck did you not get overrun with ticks in shorts & T shirts? When I went up to the old gap-filler radar near Niobe, the ticks were voracious!

[@sandraosheasandra0197]

I want to thank you's for sharing your time to make wonderful video's for all who care to see. ya'll do a great job and very interesting places.God be with ya'll when you's are traveling.

[@European-Okie1986]

Nice video, Thanks for sharing your road trip and the sight seeing !

[@mowzer75np]

Wow there are some great places over there in the state's thankyou for posting guys :).

[@bentstrider]

My family lived up in Rolla for a few years during the 80s. The remoteness and solitude of these locations seems to ensure that vandalism remains quite minimal to these structures. I'm also willing to guess the harsh Winters also do their thing in ensuring the buildings don't collapse inward for quite some time. You try to find ghost towns, and just plain abandoned buildings in other areas and the most you'll get is maybe a foundation, or trash piles of tin cans.

[@cynthialinaweaver77]

I really like the way you narrate your videos pictures are great I wish more people who make videos of ghost towns would video like you do ,great job thank you.

[@xzhou]

great video and great background music! ;)

[@jackmarshall3653]

I've been watching you guys for over a year now and your videos are just as breathtaking now as they were when I first saw them! Awesome job. Also, what is that erie sounding music that you use throughout your videos?

[@FLtrailblazer]

Great! I like to find ghost towns and abandoned stuff in the wilderness of Florida. If you ever make it to Florida let me know I'll get you some places to check out

[@alanatolstad4824]

I wonder how many people got freaked out when you pointed the camera back down the ladder in the bell tower! I thought it was kool!

[@stephenwilliams4501]

As a brit who has not been to the U S A, I found this video really interesting. Over here with so much less space, disused places are more often than not, redeveloped.

[@softypapa]

This video demonstrates to me the power of independent content creators on KZbin. I've all but given up Netflix in favor of this stuff.

[@GhostsofNorthDakota]

Thank you so much, Kurt!

[@communistjesus]

Ghosts of North Dakota Great video guys... Cool dog.. What happened to it??.. You guys should've given it a ride further down the road.. Maybe, someone could have adopted it..

[@communistjesus]

Ghosts of North Dakota Great video guys... Cool dog.. What happened to it??.. You guys should've given it a ride further down the road.. Maybe, someone could have adopted it..

[@GhostsofNorthDakota]

No, that dog belongs to someone who lives right by the tunnel. He's fine.

[@loralynbender1806]

+Ghosts of North Dakota omg! Many years ago I lived on a farm somewhere between MacGregor & Wildrose, about 1/2 mile past an old abandoned, haunted Grong family cemetary. We had an old Lutheran church brought there which was our hen house, coal bin, storage, etc. If still there, you couldn't miss it! If you happen to be in that neck of the woods(Lol!) I will be watching & enjoying your adventures! -LoraLyn in AZ

[@joycemartinson1654]

This is great, Good Job Thank You

[@Yzabeaux1]

You didn't mention if the dog escorted you guys back out or if he stayed on the other side.

[@chillhardy]

I love these videos. Nice work guys! What is the song you use in the background on your videos?

[@grahamramsay2253]

Good video great narrator skills excellent voice for radio or television.

[@GhostsofNorthDakota]

+Graham Ramsay Troy narrated it, and he worked in radio for over twenty years. That might have something to do with it! LOL Thanks for the kind words.

[@plainolded5030]

I love your presentation it is honest and I'm subscribing. Your camera work was great, I didn't get dizzy once. The piano and bass music piece as you walk thru the tunnel is wonderful. What is the name of the composition? I didn't hear one foul word, thank you.

[@justinracine8542]

I used to be spooked when I was a kid

[@ashleyfroud5015]

Excellent audio.

[@user-cu2on6mt9w]

I HAVE BEEN ACROSS THAT BRIDGE BEFORE AND THE TUNNEL WITH THE SMELL OF THE EXHAUST STILL PRESENT, KINDA CREEPY

[@AndrewForbes1966]

Great video and thanks to you guys for making it! will subscribe and watch out for more of your amazing adventures! Cheers from Andy in the UK

[@Huntertgun]

great video guys. these buildings almost look like timecapsules!

[@AtomicRiftYT]

Hey Dad :3 I finally subscribed to ur channel you got alot of subs. So keep it up, ur awesome... See ya!

[@slanjbo]

Great video too btw!

[@addykulberg]

I love the video And i was born in north dakota

[@alanatolstad4824]

Me too, Valley City, altho' I live in California & occasionally get back to the Farmstead during the summer.

[@karenramirez9809]

Hello guys would like to say awesome video loved it my first time watching love to see more , i was going to watch video about Abandoned place's but came across your page thanks from Nashville, Tn

[@timerickson7056]

When I was a kid way out on a farm outside Hickson our garage was a former schoolhouse. It had had a classroom and if I remember correctly a apartmentish for the teacher. We had a ramp for the cats to get in the front where a sliding door had been cut in. The house was a monster victorian 5 bedrooms and servant quarters . But behind the house in the shelterbelt was a old house that had probably been empty 60-70 years at that point. 1960s I looked on Google earth and found they had removed the school built a bigger house behind the Victorian right over the original farmhouse the grain mill also gone along with the chicken house. Change .

[@midnaurthqua5826]

So much empty lands..looks like a good place to start the landrestoring program....you know; that plan to give as much back as is possible to the original inhabitants and caretakers. And think how many 'green and free' people could live off the grid there...wonderfull !! Thanks for your lovely video !!

[@rodw3mpg644]

Love the ghost town stuff. you should include dates (Founding and abandon dates)

[@johnryan2193]

You are driving a charging device ? But what a very creepy tour. It's like some end of world dystopian movie show.

[@oldfordcarsandtrucks]

thanks 👍

[@Lostamericana]

Cool stuff.

[@CARLOS62B]

Interesting video

[@AtomicRiftYT]

Rat looked like he had a something in his pants at 2:30 X3

[@slanjbo]

Was this uploaded the day it was filmed? I only ask in relation to the forest fire haze. I was very near one of the fires that week in July and it was so hazy and hot out that it was hard to breathe.

[@jackpine8547]

Did you know there are rattlesnakes in North Dakota? Rare but there...step carefully. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@Wippyprawn]

there honestly is not any because it's much to cold here and it has to get at least 80 for snakes to come out. which is. not often. so there. I sent mabey south Dakota

[@spudboy2865]

There are rattlesnakes there. I grew up near Watford City and when I was in the Boy Scouts we went on a weekend camping trip to Theo. Roosevelt Nat'l Park (North Unit). While climbing up Battleship Butte I came face to face with a rattler. Turned around and went back down.

[@djc621]

Jack Pine my grandma would tell me about them to keep me away from the tractors, lol

[@nospeak5603]

Wow awesome video.

[@erinmees1530]

There are places in north Dakota that I never knew about and I have lived here my whole life

[@alanatolstad4824]

I live in California, but I'm from the Valley City area. Plenty of old, abandoned buildings in our area there, but I enjoy road trips, so I subscribed so I could see what else these two fellas have to share with us!

[@gabriellabeck6911]

How do you get to Mondak? I’d love to check out some of these places myself I love ghost towns purely for their visual history

[@WiNgZfinesse]

golden valley is where I live and germans built huge mills there and I was in there and it's cool but it's not quite a ghost town it's population back in the day was 2,000 noe it's about 81 and the school is abandoned but bought and it is creepy inside because of the vandals

[@djc621]

Do you have anything from the Adams area?

[@SuperTN44]

Rat from the old days at Q98! Like the videos!

[@WiNgZfinesse]

I'm a proud german blood north dakotan

[@chasptrs.4922]

Interesting, music bit loud at the end, can hardly hear his voice. No spiders in the tower ? Hot pants bought at the Dakota flea market ; how much ? What happened with the dog ?

[@mowzer75np]

Subscribed too by the way :).

[@lilliboone5569]

You should come to Streeter ND we have a old school and i know who owns it I bet you could make a deal to get in and we have abandoned houses and outside of Streeter we have older school houses and and a old rock house I forgot what it was for but it is there

[@fixit4u73]

I wish you guys could send me a reply regarding my request that you go to Pleasant Lake, ND (where I spent time as a boy around 1980-1981......there used to be a grain elevator there). There were many abandoned places that we explored. Please reply...

[@TroyLarson]

We have had Pleasant Lake on our list for some time but we just haven't made it there yet. Hopefully soon. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@fixit4u73]

Ok. Thank you for the response. Love what you guys do!

[@joshuamurphy2132]

where is wabsck nd?

[@patriciacalunniato]

JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POOR DOG AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME ON YOUR JOURNEY

[@GhostsofNorthDakota]

That dog actually has a very sad story. If you check out the post on our website, look in the comments: wp.me/p2QPjt-9T2

[@pinoyxoxtube5372]

I couldn't see anything on that website!

[@sandrarobert1456]

STORM PIT.

[@charlevoix2]

you should metal detect these places

[@TroyLarson]

We get BLASTED by property owners just for taking pictures. Digging and taking things is a definite No No.

[@charlevoix2]

darn thats to bad i bet theres old coins and stuff around there

[@ellenjenkins3560]

I seriously did NOT know rats real name was terry.

[@jimmyhappysmith204]

The building declared an historical landmark is tax exempt however it wasn't painted?

[@monicasheldrake]

What happened to the dog xx

[@GhostsofNorthDakota]

That dog actually has a very sad story. If you check out the post on our website, look in the comments: wp.me/p2QPjt-9T2

[@pinoyxoxtube5372]

This is posted on 2014 o3o it's 2014 now

[@countrygirl3108]

Haha the school got bought to this year

[@interestinguk9910]

Great video! I have an upandcoming Ghost Town video coming up, please check it out once it's up

[@DonaldSleightholme]

you're driving on the wrong side 🙄

[@mohammedmansoor2000]

ghost my ass

[@mattlf9120]

The Congregational Church was torched by some clown in 2019.

[@alanatolstad4824]

Darn. Squatter? Or hooligan?

[@mattlf9120]

@alanatolstad4824 a Hooligan by the name of Rode Vocu, he only got 2-1/4 years in the slammer for the arson.

[@chriskapitz9816]

I dunno- Seems fake.