What Happened to Jeffrey City? #mystery #history #abandoned

In 1980, Jeffrey City, Wyoming was a booming uranium town of 4,000 people — complete with a brand-new million-dollar high school. Two years later, it was a ghost town. When the uranium market collapsed in the late 1970s, the mines shut down practically overnight. Thousands of residents packed up and walked away, leaving behind paved roads that lead to absolutely nowhere. 🎬 We're exploring the full rise and fall of Jeffrey City — and 12 other forgotten Wyoming towns — in our documentary dropping this Friday. Subscribe to catch the full story.