What happened to the town of Bluffton, Texas, and why is it called an underwater ghost town?

As the drought continues, receding lakes are exposing long-hidden artifacts in Texas. A marble headstone marking an infant's grave from 1882 and concrete foundations from the old town of Bluffton ...

A child's grave site, normally at least 20 to 30 feet underwater, has joined other remnants of old Bluffton, Texas, resurfacing on the now dry, sandy lake near Bluffton, as the Texas drought ...

Bluffton resident Heather Nicole Price is “adopting” a small Texas town by working with other local residents and businesses to collect items for the 1,500 residents of of Shoreacres, ...

In Central Texas, Bluffton was founded in 1852 as a small farming and ranching community before it quickly became known in the Hill Country as the best place to cross the Colorado River.