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Mysteries of the Abandoned

In 1870, prospectors uncoveredsilver deposits in the area, and with global demandfor...

[narrator] In 1870, prospectors uncovered
silver deposits in the area, and with global demand
for silver on the rise, one veteran
of the California gold rush stepped in to stake his claim
on this opportunity. The big money came
from a guy named
William Ralston

Full Transcript

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[narrator] In 1870,
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prospectors uncovered silver deposits in the area,
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and with global demand for silver on the rise,
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one veteran of the California gold rush
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stepped in to stake his claim on this opportunity.
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The big money came from a guy named William Ralston.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:12
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
12
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E10 [narrator] The new Negro movement - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
[narrator] The new Negro movement
S09 • E06 The discovery of atomic fission confirmed - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
The discovery of atomic fission confirmed
S09 • E15 [narrator] Drinks were not the only attraction. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] Drinks were not the only attraction.
S09 • E20 Unfortunately for Dezman, Lady Sram would go on - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
Unfortunately for Dezman, Lady Sram would go on
S09 • E02 Prisoners were expected to tends pigs - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
Prisoners were expected to tends pigs
S09 • E19 [narrator] In the 1950s and 60s, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:24
[narrator] In the 1950s and 60s,
S09 • E09 [narrator] On an artificial island known as Sealand - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:19
[narrator] On an artificial island known as Sealand
S09 • E08 [Kasper] These gun ports face down the valley - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:25
[Kasper] These gun ports face down the valley
S09 • E11 [Dominic] The discovery of new chemical compounds, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Dominic] The discovery of new chemical compounds,
S09 • E05 It could house over 1,000 soldiers, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:42
It could house over 1,000 soldiers,
S09 • E04 So this idea of the moonshine distillery - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
So this idea of the moonshine distillery
S09 • E20 [narrator] He didn't give up hope - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[narrator] He didn't give up hope
S09 • E14 [narrator] The ghost town of Roghudi Vecchio sits in a precarious position. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] The ghost town of Roghudi Vecchio sits in a preca...
S09 • E15 When one played, the other rested. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
When one played, the other rested.
S09 • E02 [narrator] The people in charge of the prisoners - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:30
[narrator] The people in charge of the prisoners
S09 • E22 There's not only food, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
There's not only food,
S09 • E06 Almost from the start, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
Almost from the start,
S09 • E03 [narrator] Campana had to find a new use for the land. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[narrator] Campana had to find a new use for the land.
S09 • E17 They are mostly people coming from the west, Spain, U.S., United Kingdom. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
They are mostly people coming from the west, Spain, U.S., Un...
S09 • E07 [narrator] It would mean the expanding population no longer had to collect - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] It would mean the expanding population no longer ...