The Ghost Town in Archer County that Hollywood Made Famous
Well looks like you guys dug my last ghost town story, so how about another one?
Just in case you didn t read my previous story on Sunshine Hill in Wichita County, you can check it out here. I saw some people requested more and as long as you keep reading them, I ll keep writing them. Today, we stay in Texoma, but move on over to Archer County.
This ghost town is actually mentioned in a novel by famed local author Larry McMurtry and also in a movie by the same name called The Last Picture Show. The ghost town is called Anarene. Now in the movie the town is referred to as Anarene, but in the novel it is called Thalia. Also in the sequel Anarene is mentioned in the movie Texasville .