Oregon Ghost Towns

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Oregon Do ghosts actually live in ghost towns? No. Ghost towns are actually abandoned buildings and houses caused by natural disasters. Although some say some ghost towns actually do have ghosts haunting ghost towns, but unless you believe in ghosts, it’s probably just a myth. Even though ghosts probably aren’t roaming around the place, people, such as historians like to visits these ghost towns, and refer to them kind of like a trip to the past. Most ghost towns in the U.S. are usually located in the western region of the U.S. Although there are many ghost towns in the U.S, the most ghost towns are located in Oregon. But there are so many great things about Oregon, and great places too, other than ghost towns. And when you’ve finished reading …show more content…
It was 1543, when Spanish navigator Bartolome Ferrelo, first sighted Oregon’s coast while on an expedition searching for the North West passage. Although other historians say it was Sir Francis Drake, the English explorer, who was searching for the Fountain of Youth, but there was never enough evidence to prove he actually discovered Oregon. Aside from Europeans Oregon was home to many Native American tribes, but sadly diseases and settling in the 1840s drove out most of the tribes. Some of the many tribes that lived in Oregon included the Modoc, the Klamath, the Chinook, the Umatilla, the Paiute, and the Nez Perce, meaning “pierced nose.” Among a band of one Nez Perce tribe,was a man named Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it,(Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt) also known as Chief Joseph. Chief Joseph was born almost twenty years before Oregon entered the Union. When his tribe was being chased by the U.S. Cavalry, the (result of violence between his tribe and settlers) until forced to surrender, and were relocated first to Oklahoma, and later to Washington. Other famous people from Oregon also include, actor Ty Burrell who was born in Grants Pass Oregon in 1967. He is known for starring in the TV show “Modern Family” since 2009, and you can hear him voice “Bailey” a beluga whale, in the new Disney movie “Finding Dory” coming to theaters on June 17th 2016. Author Beverly Cleary was born in McMinnville Oregon in 1916, and recently turned 100 years old. Her books are sold internationally, and today she is known as one of America’s most successful living authors. However there are probably many more but it would take me forever to list each and everyone of them, so that’s that. Oregon is known as the healthiest economy in the U.S.A. Some of the biggest industries are natural
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