5 Ghost Towns And What Happened to Each (50 Pictures).

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Hashima Island, Japan

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This island was made into a small little city to accommodate the workers and their families. The main purpose for the island was a large coal mining operation.

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The island was inhabited from 1887 to 1974.

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At one point in 1959, over 5200 people lived on this small island, making it one of the most densely populated places in the world.

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Petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the 1960s, making this mining facility obsolete. It was finally shut down and evacuated in 1974. This is the same island used in the James Bond film Skyfall in 2012.

 

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Oradour-sur-Glane, France

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On June 10, 1944, the Nazi's who occupied this town killed all 642 inhabitants including women and children. They burned it and then departed after the massacre.

 

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