Ghost towns and Boxing: Part I "The Longest Fight"

Part 1 of a 2-part series - covering ghost towns and the sport of boxing - especially in regards to the entertainment in mining camps, logging camps, and the oil fields that brought boom and bust towns.

Part 1 - mostly covers Goldfield, Nevada - and a boxing match is known as "The Longest Fight" between lightweight boxers Gans vs Nelson.

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About the Podcast

Midwest Ghost Town

Midwest Ghost Town is about exploring the history of abandoned towns and places in the Midwest and around the world- most importantly - we are here to tell the story of these places and the people who lived there.

About your host

Dan Cline

Born and raised in the Midwest - History Enthusiast, Ghost Town and Abandon History Adventurer. Serving on several travel and tourism boards - his main passion links to heritage tourism - and covering things like museums, cemeteries, genealogy studies and ghost towns --and most importantly - the invaluable stories that weave themselves in between.