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.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Pretty cool pics.

[Ciaphas Cain]

PING! :-)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[frank ballenger]

Ghost town?

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/fd420897-cf0b-4680-8ccf-7d1c67631226

[frank ballenger]

So the old teenage boy suggestion of taking a girl on a drive at night and parking to watch the submarine races at the lake may have come true. The underwater town sponsors them sort of like NASCAR.

[Swanks]

Every year 1-3 people dive off boat a on Jordan lake not knowing how much in shallow water they can be, AND, above these old roads.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Who ya gonna call?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So 1-3 spinal injuries every year?

[Chode]

perfect...

[mowowie]

Very cool
Thanks for posting

[ansel12]

“In 1982, the lake was finally completed.”

Archaeologists may find Michael Jackson albums and old home computers.

[dfwgator]

Too much fighting on the dance floor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4

[Ciaphas Cain]

LOL!! I was wondering how soon it would be when someone did that :-)

[Swanks]

At least spinal injury. Sometimes death.

[Harpotoo]

Busted my skeg on one of those a few years back.

[BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan]

So the climate changed before Climate Change?

[Charles Martel]

"Do know what's gonna be here? Right here? A lake. As far as the eyes can see. Hundreds of feet deep. HUNDREDS of feet deep. Did you ever look out over a lake and think of somethin' buried underneath it? Buried underneath it. Well man, that's just about as buried as you can get."

I still find that movie engrossing.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

My wife hates it, but I rewatch it every few months.

I love Act I. I usually turn it off about the time the hillbillies show up, but sometimes I will watch the whole thing.

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ciaphas Cain.

[The Duke]

That’s me with “The Right Stuff”. :)