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Babbitt, Nevada, USA: A World War II Era Ghost Town

Documentary: “Babbitt, Nevada: A World War II Era Ghost Town” tells the story of a housing community created to serve the huge ammunition depot surrounding the town of Hawthorne, Nevada. The documentary uses over 170 historic photographs, rare archival movie film, and a full 3D computer reconstruction with ~700 structures to show why Babbitt was created, its swings between wartime booms and peacetime busts, and the ultimate fate of the town. Narrated by veteran voice actor Erik Braa, most well-known as the voice of "Draven", "Jax", and "VelKoz" in League of Legends, video games including Marvel Rivals—Moon Knight, the Calm app and audiobooks. In 4K resolution. Captions have been manually edited for accuracy. ===Chapters=== 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:19 Lake Denmark Depot Disaster 0:03:32 Choosing a Replacement Site 0:07:23 NAD Hawthorne 0:09:41 Defense Housing Shortage 0:11:40 Babbitt Begins 0:16:03 Wartime Expansion 0:25:42 Post War Years 0:32:00 1950s 0:38:26 1960s 0:42:38 Vietnam War Era 0:45:38 1970s 0:50:32 1980s 0:54:59 Dismantling Babbitt 0:58:30 Babbitt’s Current Status 1:02:11 Babbitt Hits the Road 1:06:41 End Credits Comments are welcome but posts containing profanity, personal attacks, or abuse will be deleted. Additional details: Babbitt was a Nevada boom town with fortunes tied to war rather than mining. Built atop bare desert as an emergency wartime measure, this “temporary” community became the largest population center in Mineral Country and lasted 45 years. Learn about the east coast disaster leading to Babbitt’s existence, the town’s boom-and-bust cycles, and where many of its buildings live on long after Babbitt itself was leveled. This video also contains historical information on the Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot, the Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot (later the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant; now the Hawthorne Army Depot), and the town of Hawthorne, Nevada. (Note that since the documentary was released, photographic proof that at least one of Babbitt's "Title III" houses still exists, in Hawthorne, NV, has come to light.) If you're interested, some other recent(ish) videos by other creators that include information on Babbitt: (Jan 2026) Doug Berry takes a look at Babbitt, Luning, and Mina (including some relocated Babbitt houses at the latter two):    • Nevada's Tiny Towns: Luning, Mina ,and Bab...   (May 2025) "The Reno You Know" YouTube channel did a piece on Babbitt:    • What is left of an ABANDONED World War 2 m...