Home of Truth, Ghost town in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Home of Truth is a ghost town in San Juan County, Utah, United States. It consists of empty buildings spread across a desert site along Utah State Route 211, with simple exteriors of unpainted board and batten or tar paper shingles.
Marie Ogden, a widow from New Jersey, founded the colony in 1933 after claiming divine revelations. It grew to about 100 people but declined after a scandal over raising a woman from the dead, and a few residents stayed until 1977.
The colony was divided into three sections called portals, and the leader taught that the Inner Portal sat at the exact center of the Earth's axis. That spot was reserved for those who would survive the last days.
The site is on fenced private land, so you can only view it from the road. It lies along the route to the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park, making it a brief stop on a longer drive.
Ogden bought the local newspaper, the San Juan Record, and used it to spread her spiritualist ideas. She also received guidance through automatic writing on her typewriter.
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