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Ghost Towns : Travelling the backroads of America

Ghost Towns

touchofgold

Travelling the backroads of America

Updated: Aug 31, 2009 7:30pm PST

Eureka, UT Mining District :

Eureka, UT Mining District

Brian

Updated: Mar 27, 2009 3:14pm PST

Rhyolite Ghostown :

Rhyolite Ghostown

Mike Juvet

Updated: Feb 22, 2009 12:47pm PST

Tuscarora, Nevada - A Ghost Town : Tuscarora, Nevada...classified as a ghost town although there are a few people still living there. It's most productive years were from 1870 to 1890 when its mines produced $40,000,000 in silver. The town's population was about four thousand people, split almost equally between whites and Chinese. The Chinese came to build the railroad and stayed to operate opium dens, brothels and gambling houses. It now inhabits a hardy few even through the winter months and is, in all sense of the word, colorful . . . to say the least.

Tuscarora, Nevada - A Ghost Town

Paula Krugerud

Tuscarora, Nevada...classified as a ghost town although there are a fe ...

Updated: Jan 28, 2009 8:24am PST

White Oaks, NM (Includes Jicarilla and Ancho, NM) : White Oaks, NM started out as a mining camp in the 1880's. The town continued to grow and permanent building were constructed. During White Oaks heydays, Billy the Kid was a frequent vistor. He was involved in a couple of skirmishes which led to the citizens formig posses to track Billy down. He managed to escape capture both times.

White Oaks, NM (Includes Jicarilla an...

Brian

White Oaks, NM started out as a mining camp in the 1880's. The town c ...

Updated: Jan 10, 2009 12:29pm PST

Dawson, NM : The Dawson, New Mexico Cemetery contains graves of the people who lived in the area, but also hundreds of white crosses of miners killed in mining disasters. Coal mines were first developed here in 1901 and Dawson became a home for miners from all over the world, especially Italy. The first mining disaster occurred on September 14, 1903 when fire broke out in one of the mines and three miners were killed. The next tradegy occurred October 22, 1913 when Stag Canyon Mine No.2 had an explosion. 263 men were killed. Almost ten years later, another mine explosion ocurred on February 8, 1923, killing 121 men. The townsite is on private property, so we were not able to get any photos of buildings. The cemetary provided an insightful look into the lives of the residents in Dawson. Today, the cemetery is dotted with some 383 white crosses honoring the men that were killed in the explosions of 1913 and 1923. Numerous other graves in the cemetery display old tombstones, showing a variety of nationalities. Unfortunately, there are yet more graves that are unmarked

Dawson, NM

Brian

The Dawson, New Mexico Cemetery contains graves of the people who live ...

Updated: Jan 10, 2009 11:19am PST

Buffalo Gap, SD : Buffalo Gap, SD was a cattle town along the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and hosted businesses catering to a cowboy's needs.

Buffalo Gap, SD

Brian

Buffalo Gap, SD was a cattle town along the Chicago & Northwestern Rai ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2009 2:21pm PST

Cascade, SD : Cascade, SD was built in 1888 as a resort town with the anticipation that the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad would build its line through the valley to Hot Springs, SD. The railroad chose another route due to developers asking high land prices. The town began to decline in the earlier 1900's. The Allen Bank Building is the only structure still standing.

Cascade, SD

Brian

Cascade, SD was built in 1888 as a resort town with the anticipation t ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2009 2:09pm PST

Bodie, CA : Bodie is a ghost town in California founded during the Gold Rush. It is well preserved with about 150 buildings still standing.

Bodie, CA

Mike Juvet

Bodie is a ghost town in California founded during the Gold Rush. It ...

Updated: Dec 17, 2006 12:50pm PST

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