Many abandoned ghost towns in North Dakota are barely existent today. Usually only one or two buildings remain standing, if any at all. Nature will always take its course and places left behind are easy targets to become overrun. This town in particular, however, is a bit different and almost haunting. Many parts of the town are still standing and look to have been abandoned only recently – but there is no question of their vacancy.
Wheelock, North Dakota. Population: 0
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The only thing still in use in the town is the railroad tracks. Everything else is empty.
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This was once the school, now partially collapsed and deteriorating.
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The plants around this church are slowly becoming overgrown and the paint has been peeling for quite a while.
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This town still had residents just 30 years ago and only officially disincorporated in 1994. Nature has already taken a toll on it in just these few decades.
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Wheelock’s highest population was 115 in 1930. From then it continued to decline until having just a population of 20 in 1990. Today, it is empty, but nature is repopulating it and will continue forever. It’s a beautiful part of life but a haunting one as well.
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