WARNING: Michigan Ghost Town: Pompeii is Hiding a STRANGE Secret!

The town of Pompeii is located just north of Michigan's capital Lansing. It was once a bustling railroad town in the late 1800s, but today it's a ghost town with only a few remnants of its past glory. However, the town's fate was sealed when the railroad that once brought in visitors and commerce closed down in the 1960s. Today, the abandoned buildings and overgrown streets serve as a haunting reminder of Pompeii's past. While a few people still live in the area, it's largely been forgotten by the rest of the world. We also discovered a fascinating secret, tune in and find out!

[MEANLILSHT]

I remember being a poor kid in Michigan, every Thanksgiving, and Christmas the Odd fellows brought us a big box of food. Thanks to those fine Gentlemen.

[DeidraMorrissey]

New sub here..originally from Flint Mi, now a resident of Gladwin Mi. I love learning about my state so ty for the video! Keep up the good work! ❤

[Inziagold]

Sounds a lot like today. Ones worth is based on material gain that is left behind. So I made it a point to have what I need that is of no value for anyone to fight over when my spirit leaves

[danperry]

I grew up 6 miles from there. My step mother was born and raised a mile out of town. Not really a ghost town just a little town where most of the businesses closed up after the big box stores opened up.

[HighHolyOne]

The corrected pronunciation of Pompeiī is the actual Latin pronunciation, Pom-pee-eye. Good for her.

[Mattybot]

There is an abandoned Free Mason lodge above the old Farmer PEET meat market in Chesaning, MI. I only know because my uncle was helping a community manager restore the bottom half of the building into a community center. 140 N. Saginaw St, you can see there is a door that leads up to the top level. They removed the Free Mason insignia on the door but there is a stone about it with their writings. We explored the inside, there was a ceremony room, rooms with long closets for their robes, a dining room that converted to a basketball court, and a kitchen. There was a locked room in the attic, my uncle tried getting me to go but I was too spooked. 😆

[maharj]

My family is from the area and my grandparents owned the grocery store for over 20yrs. It was named "MAHAR'S." They were both involved in the IOOF.

[bryanlosen]

The railroad still goes through pompeii but it hasn't been the grand trunk in decades. It is now the great lake central and it services the grain elevators in middleton.

[Giles]

Interesting about the IOOF lodge - a lot of fraternal organization lodge houses I have seen were above grocery stores

[laurabrooks]

I was a realtor for a while and tried to sell a house there once. As you can imagine, it didn't sell. We did several open houses during which my partner and I read and napped without a single visitor.

[wildeyedwanderer]

We passed the road going into Pompeii hundreds of times when we went to visit my grandpa. I always wanted to learn more about it so thank you!

[tomloewe]

If you're interested in visiting other ghost towns in Michigan, you might want to take a ride up to the Thumb on the eastern part of the lower peninsula - they've got several towns that have populations of 100 or less - and some of them have great backstories. For example, Pinnebog (pronounced "pin-uh-bawg" - or as some old timers say, "pin-eh-Pog").The name is (I believe) Ojibwa and it was once a logging town. Or visit Huron City (a former Chautauqua-type community on the northeastern shore of Lake Huron with a very rich history) ; or Parisville (the first Polish-American farming settlement the US). Grindstone City is also quite interesting historically - it was a "quarry town" that still features several buildings made of the local limestone from which it takes its name. True ghost towns in the Thumb - that is, towns that used to be, but are no longer - would include Port Crescent (an old lumber port near present-day Port Austin). Most of Port Crescent's remaining buildings were moved to Port Austin in the early 20th century when the State decided to use the land for a park, but the graveyard is still intact as is the old sawmill chimney which is located in Port Crescent State Park - the beach is fabulous! And then there's the old Ora Labora site (which was a religious community - the name means "Pray and Work") located near the little town of Bay Port, where they manufactured some of the original brick that you can still see in the the older 19th century buildings that dot the farmland of the Thumb. I could go on, because this just scratches the surface. Finally, outside the Thumb, let me suggest Hell, Michigan - you can always go to Hell for fun and have a drink at the Dam Site Inn. Keep up the good work. Michigan always has good stories to tell.

[jefvandemark]

As someone who grew up there i just want to say It's pronounced pom pea eye

[melissamills]

It is pronounced Pom-pee-i. You are driving me nuts with this mispronunciations!!

[rogerrabbit]

People live next to Pompeii, like within a block…

[adventuresinmichiganwlisa]

New sub to yr channel.. Michigander here myself. Love learning more of my state

[miapdx]

The railroad was called the Grand Trunk Railroad? Now a rock group from the seventies makes sense...Grand Funk Railroad! It only took about fifty years. 😏

[juliecarman]

me who lives a mile away from pompeii🤨

[aaronmoinet]

Elderly Instruments in Old Town Lansing is an old IOOF building.

[JeffBey-sdlc]

Very interesting but I couldn't take the repetitive music, it was like being on hold!....HELP!