In its heyday in the 1930s, the mining town of Gantts Quarry, Alabama, had more than 500 residents and was lined with small, wooden company houses for the miners. Some people even lived in railway boxcars converted into living space, according to a July 21, 1991, article in The Birmingham News.
By 2000, no one lived in Gantts Quarry and it was unincorporated.
Today, a few abandoned homes and a renovated post office remain – along with the massive quarry, of course.
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In its heyday in the 1930s, the mining town of Gantts Quarry, Alabama, had more than 500 residents and was lined with small, wooden company houses for the miners. Some people even lived in railway boxcars converted into living space, according to a July 21, 1991, article in The Birmingham News.
By 2000, no one lived in Gantts Quarry and it was unincorporated.
Today, a few abandoned homes and a renovated post office remain – along with the massive quarry, of course.
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