Story of Lost City Doveland: Over 1,000 Residents Reported Missing
- U-Report
VIVA – Of the many stories of lost cities, the story of the town of Doveland, Wisconsin, United States is legendary. Doveland is rumored to have disappeared and has not been found since the 1990s.
Even on historical maps, the town is nowhere to be seen. A source named Jamie Ivanov claimed that he and his family had lived for several years in Doveland.
According to Ivanov, the town was destroyed as a result of an incident. "The main thing I remember is that it (the disappearance of Doveland) had something to do with "Project Sanguine" in the early 60s. I think it was. However, the city was destroyed after an incident," Ivanov said.
Theories about the Disappearance of Doveland, Wisconsin
Many theories have been put forward to explain the disappearance of Doveland, but none have been proven. Some say that the town was swallowed up by a sinkhole or was the victim of a massive earthquake. Others believe that the town was cursed by a spirit, who caused the town and its people to disappear as punishment for some long-forgotten transgression.
Regardless of the theory, wild speculation has sirculating on social media. Some people think the town was deliberately destroyed and some people say Doveland moved to another dimension.
While the last explanation about Doveland was allegedly published in one of the local media called Post-Crescent in Appleton with the title 'More than 1,000 Wisconsinites reported missing' Based on the article, many suspected that the 1,000 people were residents of Doveland.
However, the lack of evidence and information regarding the truth makes many netizens still doubt, not the least of which is that the story about the place is just an 'internet legend'.
Meanwhile, some people think that Doveland really existed before, but due to the economic downturn plus its location far from the city center, the residents chose to leave the place (urbanization).