-Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
An old railroad crossing sign next to an abandoned elevator still stands in the ghost town of Slifer in southern eastern Webster County. -Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
The school house in the ghost town of Evanston still stands. Some of the townás residents feature Evanston signs in their yards to help signify the town.
-Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
An old railroad crossing sign next to an abandoned elevator still stands in the ghost town of Slifer in southern eastern Webster County.
At one time, it was not uncommon for Iowa to have a town every five miles or less.