[Copernicus]

People believed the same thing you said in the 1700's, 1800's and 1900's.

Exactly! The term "Ghost Town" was invented in the American West to describe the abandoned former thriving communities that shut down when the mining operation that supported them stopped.

When did FreeRepublic become "SovietSocialist" Republic?

Best regards,

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

There are plenty of FReepers who would fit right in at a Workers Union of the World meeting, that's for sure.