Episode 23

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Published on:

12th Aug 2023

Ghost Towns Under The Sand: Part II "Kolmanskop Namibia"

Ghost Towns under the Sand: Part II "Kolmanskop, Namibia" another Midwest Ghost Town video podcast, and this time we leave the Midwest (and the United States) entirely and cross the Atlantic, and down the skeleton coast on the continent of Africa, to the country of Namibia - home of the old diamond mining Ghost Town of Kolmanskop.


There are some amazing pics used in than video podcast, and all were used in the public domain - with the exception of the footage in Kolmanskop - Some of the attributions weren't required, but I wanted to add the work of

Elina Emeleeva which was found on Pexels - and of course the work of James Kerwin on some of the other pieces (especially floating door) with creative common link below. - and the pics by Avillagomez67, SqueakyMarmot, Damien du Toit, Harald Supfle, Joachim Huber, Skypixels, and Olga Ernst - all listed below. They had terrific shots of the ghost town shared in the video.


James Kerwin Photographic, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons


Avillagomez67, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons


Uploaded on April 24, 2006 by SqueakyMarmot, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons


Damien du Toit from Cape Town, South Africa, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons


Harald Süpfle, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

SkyPixels, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons


Joachim Huber, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons




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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.

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Daniel Cline

Dan is the host of "Midwest Small Town" a podcast shining a light on Small Town U.S.A., exploring where to go, stay, and play across the American Midwest—while sharing the stories that make the Heartland unforgettable. Hosted by Dan, the show dives into local history, hidden gems, and the backroads most travelers miss.
Dan’s passion for the region runs deep. After years of documenting abandoned places and forgotten history on his original channel, Midwest Ghost Town, he merged that love of storytelling into one home—Midwest Small Town. From thriving main streets to long-forgotten ghost towns, each episode celebrates the people, places, and past that define the Midwest.
New episodes drop weekly, inviting listeners to slow down, explore deeper, and discover the stories waiting just beyond the highway.