(Thread idea and this OP is inspired by @MrAnnoyingDude) I thought it would be interesting to make a thread based off making alternate histories for ghost towns/towns/villages/cities, year by year. Each user would write about 1 year. This doesn't necessarily need to be following years, you can skip a few years (though you don't have to). You can either start the story from the year it was founded (could also be a little different compared to the real life location) or the first years of the city. Ex. Atlantic City, Wyoming: Poster A - 1867: The town is founded by local placer miners during the Gold Rush as a mining town (plus a small bank and a saloon). At the time, the city had no name yet. The small town start attracting other local miners and the town starts growing in size slowly. Poster B - 1868: A local police station is constructed, and some more 1-floor/2-floor houses are made to keep the population increasing. The population of Atlantic City is now around 80+. The bank is also starting to do well thanks to the gold rush. Lastly, the city now received a name. Now, let's start: Rehoboth, Massachusetts: 1643: Joseph Peck and a few other men establish Rehoboth. A "congregational" church is also founded as well (Newman Congregational Church), plus a cemetery (Newman Cemetery). Now, what do you think would be next?
1646: The community becomes the site of an early settler trading post, starting to gain local influence.
1648: First person dies in Rehoboth and is buried in the local cemetery, whom was Edward Mason. The area's population currently is 125.
1649: Joseph Peck, Rehoboth's governor, decides to sail back to England to request supplies and settlers. He will return in 2 years. Spoiler: Question Can we include images
1650: A few more houses are built, and the population has risen to 176. The church also gets a upgrade in size.
1651: Joseph Peck returns to Rehoboth, along with supplies and 54 settlers. This drives the population up to 230. Rehoboth also gets its own bank, and the roads start to be named. Rehoboth currently has 3 streets: Main Street, Bank Street, and Farm Road. Small hamlets of 2-10 people surround Rehoboth, and it becomes the center of the area.
1652: 2 horse farms are built, and law enforcement is finally in place. The city's population now is at 248, though it's not much of a big increase like last year.
(I would think the second death would've been earlier, but okay then) 1657: A few more dirt roads are added, along with a few more structures (including a court). Along with that came the first disappearance of a person, which the victim of that disappearance was John Hyde.
1660: The person responsible for John Hyde's disappearance, Benjamin Harrison, is caught and tried in court. He is shipped off to a British prison colony in Australia. John Hyde is recovered from Benjamin's home and is returned to his home.
1661: A small city hall is finally completed, and the board first plan a renovation and upgrade of the town someday (which did happen in 1675, known as the "Revision of 1675" plan). John Hyde also becomes a famous author, and writes his first book (a autobiography based off his time in Benjamin's house).
1662: A lord from a neighboring town, Providence, decides to build a mansion 1/2 mile outside of Rehoboth. He also brings maids, cooks, and laborers, who then take residence in Rehoboth, hitting the population up to 287. 1663: John Hyde writes another book, "The Tale of Rehoboth," a fictional story about a knight who goes on a quest to defend Rehoboth from the perils of the approaching Meridien Empire. The towns first library, "Samuel Rivendell Public Library", is opened to the public.
1664: The town adds more dirt roads, and one of the buildings in construction is the city's very first motel. 3 more families move in as well, bumping up the population to 296.
1666: A fire breaks out in Rehoboth, killing 6 families and destroying the motel. The population plummets to 267.
1667: The board at city hall put in place reconstruction of the burnt structures. More tourism comes to the town, all of them coming from Britain. Population is bumped minorly to 270.
1669: The population grows back to 276, as Lord Crestwood (the builder of the mansion) completes the mansion and invites his family to join him.
1670: Another motel is built as well, and a local newspaper store is built as well. Along with that came the new mayor, Oliver Hall.
1671: The neighboring town Providence goes under a sudden economic boom due to its prime riverside location. Lord Crestwood receives some of the dividends, but as he is now a Rehoboth resident, he decides to fund the Revision of 1675 that is soon to come.
1674: Hints of the "Revision of 1675" was starting to show up locally, and was officially announced in the newspaper. A few more people decide to move in, and the population is currently at 281.
1675: The long-awaited Revision of 1675 arrives. A road is built from Providence to Taunton, passing through Rehoboth and Dighton. This causes trade to boom as vendors sell their wares to passing carriages.
