{"id":3173,"slug":"atlantic-city-atlantic-city-wyoming","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Atlantic City is the survived — the 'five busts' that's the count's toll, the 'two stayed' that's the low's mark. The 'Butch paid' is the legend — the '$20 gold' that's the breakfast's tip, the 'Senator met' that's the boarding's fruit. The 'bunnies hopped' is the rowdy — the 'Calamity Jane' that's the leader's name, the 'horses inside' that's the Merc's mark.","The 'highest iron' is the later — the 'U.S. Steel' that's the '60s' boom, the 'taconite' that's the ore's shift. The 'windows rolled' is the feared — the 'tourists locked' that's the '70s' rep, the 'combat boots' that's the woodchopper's look. Atlantic City is the kept — the '15 souls' that's the year's count, the 'Merc still' that's the bar's run.","The file keeps Atlantic City: the survived busts, the Butch legend, the hopping bunnies, and the feared rep.","Atlantic City is the archive's Wyoming file — the boomtown that refused to die."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Atlantic City is the archive's Wyoming file — the town that outlasted five busts.","A town keeps its Merc — the file's suggestion being that Atlantic City's hold is the stayed: the 'two souls' that's the low's mark, the 'five busts' that's the cycle's count, and the 'bunny hop' that's the rowdy's proof."]}],"name":"Atlantic City","aliases":[],"type":"GHOST_TOWN","type_label":"Ghost Town","cats":["GHOST_TOWN","LOCAL_FOLKLORE","MINING"],"groups":["ghost-towns","legends"],"desc":"The other Atlantic City—the South Pass gold camp.","full_desc":"A ghost town in Atlantic City, Wyoming, Atlantic City is filed here for what the record attaches to it. The other Atlantic City—the South Pass gold camp. HauntHunt files it with ghost towns, mining history and local folklore. The dossier holds 1 reported claim and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. The site is open to visitors.","address":null,"city":"Atlantic City","county":null,"state":"Wyoming","postal":null,"region":"West","lat":42.501195,"lon":-108.732896,"coord_kind":"CITY","status":"ACTIVE","access":"PUBLIC","access_notes":null,"ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":null,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":"Historic site","research_notes":"UW batch; VERIFY task auto-queued.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"MEDIUM","score":59.4,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.75,"identity_confidence":0.65,"historical_confidence":0.8,"source_quality":0.3999999999999999,"paranormal_claim_provenance":0.8,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0.7,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[{"id":3163,"type":"APPARITION","description":"Reported figures in the town. A near-empty town in Atlantic City, Wyoming gives every unexplained sound an address and a history to attach to. The file holds testimony rather than proof; the claim remains anecdotal. 'Atlantic City WY' carries the account. It is the sighting the place is known for, and it hasn't stopped.","evidence":"ANECDOTAL","evidence_label":"Anecdotal","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Atlantic City WY","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City,_Wyoming","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[{"description":"The 1868 camp is documented. Atlantic City's history is documented — boom, bust, and desertion all on record, the lore layered on top. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'Atlantic City WY' carry the record. It anchors the timeline the rest of the file hangs from.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":"1868","date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Atlantic City WY","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City,_Wyoming","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"legends":[],"entities":[],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Site is largely open-air; some buildings may be unsafe or on private land. Check local conditions before visiting.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Atlantic City WY","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City,_Wyoming","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":1,"history":1,"legends":0,"entities":0,"sources":1}}