Inside ghost town abandoned 60yrs ago before eerie prediction of tragic events came true…but visitors now flooding back
Inside ghost town abandoned 60yrs ago before eerie prediction of tragic events came true…but visitors now flooding back
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A CREEPY ghost town - dramatically abandoned by its residents over 60 years ago - has started to see visitors flood back to the eerie streets. The forgotten town of Yukon, Florida, inside the major city of Jacksonville, was ditched after tragic predictions about the area came true.
![[Entrance to Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/tillie-k-fowler-regional-park-967046378.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
These once vibrant streets were filled with homes, paved streets, and even had its own streetcar line. Despite this, the town quickly turned into an eerily quiet spot inside a major Florida city. Yukon’s vibrancy was suddenly and unexpectedly extinguished in 1963.
![[White church with a tall steeple.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/502524535247469-967046532.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
The area’s fate changed after 1939 when the government started to build the huge Jacksonville Naval Air Station right next door. This once thriving community was met with the shock news in 1963 that changed the history of the community forever. The US Navy told the shocked community that their town would be shut down because it had become a flight and safety hazard.
![[Boeing 737 in water at night.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/737-aircraft-naval-station-guantanamo-487463485.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
This terrifying prediction wiped this bustling town of its community and 176 years of life and history. These terrifying worries came true when three crashes confirmed the navy’s fears had been wise. A Navy Conair C-131F transport plane plunged into nearby waters while attempting to make an emergency landing at the military site.
![[Map showing the location of the abandoned town of Yukon, Florida.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/TOB-MAP-ABANDONED-TOWN-FLORIDA.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
After this, a Navy jet crashed near the former town during a rainstorm. Even a commercial plane faced disaster in this former town. The plane, with 143 people slid into St. Johns River after landing on a slippery runway went wrong. Despite these terrifying accidents and its eerie past, the deserted area has transformed into a visitor’s spot.
![[Boeing 737 in the St. Johns River.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2019-picture-obtained-social-media-487327741.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
