(Image: Tommy Falgout (website), cc-nc-nd-3.0)

Mary and Johnny Gorden of AdventureUS Trails recently passed through the old ghost town of Rush while exploring Buffalo Point National Park in Arkansas. The historic settlement boasts a couple of abandoned houses and a dilapidated general store, a fascinating historical treasure that’s easily missed if you’re not on the lookout.

(Image: Tommy Falgout (website), cc-nc-nd-3.0)

Rush was also featured in our 2010 article Ghost Towns & Abandoned Mines in Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas. Click here to learn more about this historic place, and be sure to explore 50 Ghost Towns and Abandoned Settlements of the World.

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