ARDMORE

NAME: Ardmore
COUNTY: Fall River County
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Cold Winters and warm to hot Summers
BEST TIME TO VISIT: During the Spring and Summer
COMMENTS: The classic ghost town. Ardmore is completely abandoned. The place is heavily over grown with prairie grasses and trees
REMAINS: Several buildings all of which are in poor condition. An old water tower and old rusty or rotted farm equipment.
Don't know when the town was founded. Calvin Coolridge went through this town in 1927 when it was worthy of a visit from the president. Ardmore survived the Great Depression with none of it's population on Federal aid. However it was eventually abandoned. It suffered a fate similar to that of numerous towns throughout the Great Plains. The town's youth left in search of jobs and education never to come back. The older people who stayed either moved later or died. When the last resident left is not known. Submitted by: Ryan Gasch


Ardmore
Courtesy Mary Kim


Ardmore
Courtesy Mary Kim


Ardmore
Courtesy Mary Kim


Studebakers anyone?
Courtesy Jerry Smalley


Mercedes in the weeds
Courtesy Jerry Smalley


House
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The water tower still stands
Courtesy Jerry Smalley


House
Courtesy Jerry Smalley

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