As the only free-state river port in Kansas, six steamboats a day were soon landing there.Īt that time, the land was part of an area that the Wyandot Indians had purchased from the Delaware tribe. The town was developed by abolitionists after the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed in 1854, to create a free state port of entry into Kansas Territory. The old Quindaro Cemetery, established in 1853, is the oldest in the state. After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in 1854, a western branch of the Underground Railroad was developed in Kansas, that linked Quindaro to the Lane Trail and provided a new route of escape for slaves from Missouri.Įarly residents, who were known as “Seekers of Freedom” because of their escaped slave status, included the families of Turner, Banks, Marshall, Grigsby, Harris, Endicott, Barnett, Duncan, Creek, Graves, Murray, and Sanders. At that time, it was a stop along the Underground Railroad. Seriously, if you know where to look, Minnesota is a stellar place for urban exploration and admiring abandoned old buildings.Missouri River near Kansas City, Kansas by Laura Ziegler/KCURĪ settlement was established on the Quindaro Bend of the river in about 1850 because it was located across from Missouri, a slave state. In Ely, there’s a crazy-looking abandoned hospital that was built a century ago and converted into apartments before it was abandoned. At Banning State Park, you can find some ruins of the old quarry (formerly known as the Banning Sandstone Quarry). There's also the Mill Ruins Park, which offers tours to curious guests (which are great, because you know they’re safe!). Minnesota is home to a plethora of fascinating abandoned places that you’ve got to see to believe! You’ll find plenty of resources for urban exploration in Minnesota online some of our favorite legendary abandoned places in Minnesota include the bank in Hadley, which seriously just looks haunted.
What are some interesting, abandoned places in Minnesota? Want to check out some of the best ghost towns in Minnesota for yourself? You should try this awesome, haunting road trip to some of Minnesota’s spookiest ghost towns! All of Minnesota’s ghost towns were towns established in the 19 th and early 20 th centuries.
It was originally settled in 1854 and it disappeared right around 1870. There’s no Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco, Minnesota, though.
That's no small number when you think about the size of Minnesota! Some of the ghost towns listed include Ashton, Chengwatana, Dale, Dorothy, Elcor, Garen, Huot, Radium, and. It’s not known EXACTLY how many ghost towns in Minnesota there are (or were), but as of the time of this writing, there are 58 ghost towns in Minnesota listed on Wikipedia. How many ghost towns in Minnesota are there?
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