The California drought is causing some major headaches for millions of people out West. Turning countless front lawns to turn brown and die away, and raising the prices of a multitude of groceries ranging from Almonds to Avocados, this drought is historic in more ways than one.
While the drought has caused countless annoyances, one good thing has come from it: for the first time in 80 years the forgotten town of St. Thomas has reappeared on the maps.
Back in the '30s, a newly constructed dam caused the waters of Lake Meade to rise, flooding the small town. It was in 1938 that the very last resident gave up the fight and slowly rowed away from the submerged village. Where people once lived and loved was now nothing more than water.
As the town stayed submerged as the years rolled by, people forgot that a whole community once flourished there. And it took a historic drought, which caused the waters to recede once again, to finally uncover the past.
Hopefully some historians and archeologists can make their way to St. Thomas so they can research this interesting piece of history before the water comes again to swallow it all back up.
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