Revealed: Drought uncovers hidden remnants of underwater ghost town beneath Jordan Lake (North Carolina)

WRAL ^ | November 12, 2023 | Heather Leah

[Ciaphas Cain]

Remnants of an underwater community that has been abandoned and unseen for many years suddenly became visible over the weekend as the murky waters of Jordan Lake sank to unusually low levels – likely due to the recent drought.

Thousands of people pass by Jordan Lake each year, never realizing the ruins hidden just beneath the lake's surface. For years, these ruins have been virtually invisible, but lower water levels recently revealed dozens of artifacts, lost roadways, underwater train tracks and even foundations from the old farm houses that once utilized the rich farmland now lost beneath the lake.

Over the weekend, crowds began visiting the beach for their chance to see the ruins for the first time.

[mabarker1]

Atlantis ?

[RedMonqey]

Deliverance was a good movie. They do make like that anymore. Gotta have superheroes running around in the pajamas and saving the earth for the umpteenth time.

[Rennes Templar]

Don’t know how old the submerged town is, but those cinder blocks look similar to toady’s versions.

[LastDayz]

In constant sorrow.... through all his days.

[Charles Martel]

Here's an interesting "behind the scenes" article about the way the movie came about.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Thanks. I am going to read the novel now. Have to check into his poetry, too.

[nicollo]

Why’d the build that place under water?