Reflection Fort, designed by Multi.Studio The Lucky Woodland Find: Morel Fort, designed by UMKC’s Early Childhood Education team The energetic and motivated children from the Zoo Room at Berkley UMKC were inspired to create their own magical cottage in the woods after reading a classroom favorite book, Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole. NEW! The House that Stands on Chicken Feet, designed by the preschool children of UMKC Berkley Zoo Room Inspired by one of our pollinators, The Beehive represents the important work bees play in plant life and the cycle of nature at Powell Gardens. NEW! The Beehive, designed by Celine & Ceanna Oberlechner (ages 11 and 9) Inspired by “Skrammellegepladsen” or “Adventure Playgrounds,” Box City represents children’s endless imagination and using boxes and recyclable materials to create their own adventure playground. This year’s fort designers include preschool children, architects, play specialists, and more. While hours and ticket pricing may vary, please check the website at /fortopia for the most up-to-date information. With Fortopia’s five month run, visitors are encouraged to visit several times to experience the forts in a different light throughout the changing seasons. Photo: John Fowler / Flickr / CC-BY 2.Fortopia runs May 25-September 4, 2023. Many of these ghost towns have been preserved and serve as state parks, while other former ghost towns have been slowly repopulated over time (such as Aspen, Colorado). Some of these ghost towns entered the popular culture, including Deadwood, South Dakota (which inspired the HBO TV series of the same name) and Cripple Creek, Colorado. Lindsay Baker of Tarleton State University in Texas has issued two defining characteristics of ghost towns: (1) there is no more reason for this town to exist and (2) there are tangible remnants of the town for visitors to see.In America, the notion of a "ghost town" became popularized largely following the California Gold Rush, when a variety of mining towns and camps sprung up across the Western and even parts of the Southern US that were later abandoned when the local resources were used up. Sometimes, the term "ghost town" is also applied to places that are sparsely populated, or from where a once-large population scattered, but this list will largely focus on abandoned, empty ghost towns.Īmerican academics have attempted to get even more specific about the definition of "ghost town." Professor T. Typical reasons for cities to be evacuated and abandoned by humans include an economic collapse, armed conflicts and wars, changes in the transportation grid, natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes or - in some cases - specific acts of local governments. "Ghost Town" is a slang term for a town or city that has, for one reason or another, been abandoned by people.
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