Ghost towns

A settlement that has been largely or entirely abandoned.

Historic places
37Historic places
Built
1674–1986Built
Provinces and territories
9Provinces and territories

Recognized by

  • National 4
  • Provincial 14
  • Territorial 2
  • Municipal 17
Photographs from the register, credited on each place’s page.

Where they are

  • British Columbia13
  • Saskatchewan8
  • Quebec4
  • Newfoundland and Labrador3
  • Alberta2
  • Manitoba2
  • Northwest Territories2
  • Nova Scotia2
  • Ontario1

Towns with the most

  • Brentwood Bay 2

Built over time

The most were built in the 1900s: 8 of the 23 with a known date.

The oldest

  1. 1674Moulin à vent de GrondinesDeschambault-Grondines, Quebec
  2. 1792Fairfield on the Thames National Historic Site of CanadaBothwell, Ontario
  3. 1841Saint Margaret of Scotland Catholic ChurchGlendale, Nova Scotia

The register gives no construction date for 14 of these places.

All 37 places

Often found together

Collections that share the most places with this one.

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