Spooky sights: Exploring Washington s ghost towns, abandoned areas Callie Craighead and Zosha Millman, SeattlePI
Officially granted statehood over a century after the Declaration of Independence was signed by the founding fathers, the state of Washington is a relative newcomer in American history.
But just because it s newer to the union by a hundred years doesn t mean there aren t plenty of desolate, abandoned areas littering the state.
The truth is there s a handful of ghost towns around the state, all of which are just waiting for visitors to stop by and enjoy the sights of industrial decay and time gone by.
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