Investigators Present: Shawna Nelson, Nancy Nelson, Charla Reynolds & Axel Pose

 

Claims: None but other than hearsay of a town haunted

 

Equipment Used:  

Digital Samsung HZ50W Camera
Sony Digital Handycam (DCR-vx1000)
Blue LED Rem Pods
UV Flashlights
Flashlights
Pop Mic
Digital Thermal Thermometer
DGX 5.1 Megapixel Digital Video
REIDEA Digital Voice Recorder
Dowsing Rods
LED Laser Grid Pens
Vmotal 2.7K HD 42.0 MP 18X Digital Zoom 1080P IR Night Vision 
Upgraded Motion Sensor LED Night Light

HD 1080P 30FPS 24.0 MP IR Night Vision Camcorder

Tripod Stands

 

History:

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Ardmore  South Dakota 

"Frozen in time Ghost Town"
 

An entire town Mysteriously Abandoned and nobody knows why. While saying that nobody knows why this one community in particular was abandoned may be a bit of an exaggeration, it is still a mystery how such a booming place could diminish so quickly. 
 

Founded in 1889 by European-American settlers, Ardmore was a classic 19th-century frontier town, early exploration this town was mainly created as a stopping point for the New Burlington Railroad but also served local farmers and their families via grocery stores, churches, and banks.

Ardmore was plagued by drought and the local creek was too acidic for human consumption. The steam trains would leave water for the residents while refueling using the creek water. When trains began to move away from steam power, they no longer needed to stop in Ardmore, forcing residents to leave for areas with substantial water supplies which in turn with dwindling industries the town was slowly abandoned over the years. Now all that remains are a few deserted buildings and a picturesque landscape leaving an eerie presence that never quite went away. 

Nestled away in Fall River County is the unincorporated community of Ardmore, which was at one time a prospering town that was visited by President Calvin Coolidge for a picnic. At the time of the visit, the town was making headlines experimenting with dry farming, a technique that involves the cultivation of crops in areas lacking irrigation. However, the plan failed.

While the rest of the country fell on hard times during the Great Depression, Ardmore continued to prosper, with reports that not one family in the area applied for any kind of welfare.
By the early 2000s, Ardmore was deemed a ghost town, housing the remnants of a happier and more robust time.

While ghost towns are a tale as old as time, Ardmore is different, as its former residents have seemingly left many of their belongings in their (still) locked homes, and their old cars in the driveways.
The remnants of Ardmore can be found 35 miles south of Hot Springs along Highway 71.

Places that are nearby in Harrison Nebraska
Toadstool Geological Park         Husdon-Meng Bison Kill         Fort Robinson State Park 

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