City West Ghost Town - Atlas Obscura
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/city-west-ghost-townIn the early-1800s, Chicago still only had about 200 residents. Hounded by disease and hardship, it almost joined the long list of American ghost towns. And in 1837, an ill-fated town called City West tried to knock the Windy City out of the running.
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