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Kitsault Ghost Town
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created by CopySix
on 9/8/2005 2:02 PM
last modified by CopySix
on 3/30/2006 2:46 AM
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PAGE-HOLDER ONLY - The Kitsault town site consists of over 322 acres on eight titles. It includes approximately 90 houses and duplexes, seven apartment buildings (which contain a combination of over 200 bachelor, one and two bedroom units) over twenty foundations for double wide mobile homes, a shopping centre, two recreation centres, a hospital, a large works yard and a local dock. There is a 22,000 square foot shopping centre that has a grocery store, liquor store, bank, hardware store, restaurant, post office, and other specialty stores. Together, the two recreation centres include a swimming pool, hot tub and whirl pool, locker rooms, gymnasium, a library, curling rink, and even the Maple Leaf pub. The Kitsault General Hospital is equipped with operating equipment, examination room, waiting/reception area and even a suite to house visiting physicians and dentists.
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Type: Entire Town
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Difficult - VERY remote.
Recommendation: worth the trip
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PAGE-HOLDER ONLY - Everything one would expect to find in a town with a population of approximately 2,000 people.
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1979: Mining conglomerate Phelps Dodge developes town for mining molybdenum. 1982: Molybdenum prices drop, recession trend, town closed. 2005: Town up for sale. Purchased by Krishnan Suthanthiran For 5.7 million (building cost estimated to be at least $50 million in 1980 dollars)
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 6/5/2011 4:17 AM.
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on Jun 5 11 at 4:17, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jun 4 11 at 4:29, thegerm updated gallery May 2011 on Jun 4 11 at 4:28, thegerm updated gallery May 2011 on Jun 4 11 at 4:26, thegerm deleted a story on Jun 4 11 at 4:19, thegerm created a new story on Jun 4 11 at 4:16, thegerm updated gallery picture IMG_1447r.jpg on Jun 4 11 at 4:14, thegerm updated gallery picture IMG_1450r.jpg on Jun 4 11 at 4:11, thegerm updated gallery picture IMG_1462r.jpg on Jun 4 11 at 4:10, thegerm updated gallery picture IMG_1453r.jpg on Jun 4 11 at 4:04, thegerm updated gallery picture IMG_1456cr.jpg
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