A Government Takeover Turn's a Village Into a Ghost Town & Gamelands
The ghost town of Alvira was once a farming community that was founded in 1825. The town was originally named, "Wisetown." By 1900 there were one-hundred inhabitants. The town once consisted of a blacksmith shop, school, post office, several shops, and three churches. The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor... Sign in to see full entry.