The Economic Times

Man buys $1.4 million ghost town, turns the 360-acre land into a successful business. But has one request from people

In 2018, entrepreneur Brent Underwood spent millions to buy Cerro Gordo, an abandoned California mining town. What began as a bold investment soon became an unexpected adventure when he moved there during the COVID-19 pandemic. Surrounded by historic buildings, old mine shafts and reminders of the towns violent past.