Lake Mead's falling water levels are revealing a US ghost town submerged by its waters 90 years ago

Lake Mead's dropping water levels are now revealing the foundations of St. Thomas, a Mormon settlement established in eighteen sixty-five. Per Times of India, the thriving agricultural community was submerged nearly ninety years ago when the Hoover Dam was constructed in nineteen thirty-eight. Now, with the lake receding, history enthusiasts are getting a rare opportunity to see the remnants of this buried chapter of American heritage.

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