This Creepy Ghost Town In Nebraska Is A Phantom of The Past
By Delana Lefevers|Published April 22, 2016
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Delana Lefevers
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As a lifelong Nebraskan, Delana loves discovering the many hidden treasures of her state. She has worked as a writer and editor since 2007. Delana's work has been featured on more than a dozen websites and in Nebraska Life Magazine.
Nebraska is full of ghost towns and places that may as well be considered ghost towns due to their very low populations. Most of them resulted from railroads pulling up stakes and abandoning the area; after that, the towns simply had no income and no means to stay alive. But there are plenty of stories out there, and Antioch’s story is a little different than that of most Nebraska ghost towns.
Antioch was once "the potash capital of Nebraska."
The Antioch potash plant ruins were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It's only unfortunate that the structures weren't recognized for their historical value before they were torn apart.
Oddly, though, the ruins may be just as fascinating as the intact buildings would have been nearly a century later. These ruined structures give the town a distinct character that makes Antioch a fascinating place to explore.
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