The story of rural towns often starts with a booming industry around a natural resource and a bust when the demand changes. Tupper Lake, New York fits that mold, but a long dormant eyesore on its picturesque lake could benefit from the fact that the region’s natural resource is fueling another demand.
In a 2018 interview with Stamford, Texas mayor James Decker, he talks about the challenges ahead for an area that has been slowly dying. Not surprisingly he sees better days ahead. That’s probably what got him elected.
For sale, old brewery on 2 acres with over 150 years of history in a small town just over an hour from Chicago. What are you waiting for?
As social distancing becomes the norm, are drive-ins are making a return. Sadly it may may not last.
Like many small rural high schools enrollments were continuing to shrink and the consolidation of schools is an almost annual occurrence in many state.
Even though Texas is one of the fastest growing states over the last two decades, some of its counties have seen the highest percent of population decline of any state in the last 50 years
As Rural Towns Struggle, A New Generation Looks To The Past To Keep Them Alive From coast to coast small rural towns have been fading
The Buildings Are In Decline, But This Abandoned Site Welcomes The Public The former campus of Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois is one of