Eventually, William made his way to the railroad company. During their meeting, William arranged a deal; in return for a hefty amount of money, the railroad would be built through another town. As the years passed, Helena slowly died out, eventually becoming a ghost town, all because of William G. Butler, and his stand for knowledge and justice.
Pictures by William Beauchamp. A recent collection looking at the abandoned town of Helena.
"With the passage of time, Helena became a town with fewer and fewer residents until it finally joined the list of virtual ghost towns. The visitor will see several historical markers, the general and Masonic cemeteries, the ruins of numerous buildings, and the 1872 Karnes County Courthouse that has been preserved as a historical monument and museum." Henry Chenoweth
Helena is sometimes said to be haunted by ghost. While it may be fiction, these supernatural encounters make for fun reads!