Ghost towns... ever visit any?
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Originally Posted by 1bigsteve
I've never been there but Bodie, California is very interesting and preserved as it was when last occupied, bullet holes and all.
There is a very interesting story about the times of Bodie (1840's - 1920's) and a woman who lived there, Rosa May, in a book called: "Rosa May; The Search For A Mining Camp Legend", by George Williams III. You can find it sometimes on ebay. A real good human-interest story. The auther not only talks about the town and Rosa but the adventures he had in tracking down info on her and the town. A real good book.
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There is a very interesting story about the times of Bodie (1840's - 1920's) and a woman who lived there, Rosa May, in a book called: "Rosa May; The Search For A Mining Camp Legend", by George Williams III. You can find it sometimes on ebay. A real good human-interest story. The auther not only talks about the town and Rosa but the adventures he had in tracking down info on her and the town. A real good book.
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On the other end of the scale is Calico, near Barstow, Ca. That ain't no ghost town, that palce is hopping! An interesting place, although very much a tourist trap. All the old buildings are shops, museums and restaurants.
Lots of abandoned gold mines and diggings in the hills around there however that make for some interesting explorations.
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Its too bad they don't leave a ghost town alone instead of turning these old buildings into gift shops. They could put up a perimiter and build a new building 50 yards away from any historical site and use it as a gift shop.
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Been to Bodie a few times.
It's in the area of Lee Vining, Mono Lake and Yosemite; just off of Hiway 395.
What's cool about Bodie is that it still has some of the merchandise from when it was a thrieving town, in the general stores.
It's guarded by Park Rangers, who live at the site; otherwise it would be stripped of all artifacts.
If you're in the area, check it out. It's worth the drive.
http://www.bodie.com/
It's in the area of Lee Vining, Mono Lake and Yosemite; just off of Hiway 395.
What's cool about Bodie is that it still has some of the merchandise from when it was a thrieving town, in the general stores.
It's guarded by Park Rangers, who live at the site; otherwise it would be stripped of all artifacts.
If you're in the area, check it out. It's worth the drive.
http://www.bodie.com/
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Yeah, I have seen the kidofspeed site. It is downright scary. The first time I saw it, I was at school on the high speed network. I looked through all of the pages. By the time I was finished, I was 2 hours late getting home. Scary that Harrisburg could have looked like that.
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Originally Posted by GotLift
I live in New Mexico and there are plenty around, however, most have been restored and serve as tourist spots.
Here in NY, I've been to Tahawus and Potterville.
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When my dad bought his 1972 Land Cruiser, he wanted to take it out to play. We went to a place called Lookout. It's up on a mountain side overlooking the Panament (sp?) Valley in CA. Took about an hour after we left the good road. Good test of the 4X4 capabilities of the vehicle. The site has many old buildings, mostly collapsed. Broken Champagne bottles and other leftovers of the boom town days littered the place. Found an old boot that was probably form one of the former residents. Since it's in the desert, everything wes pretty well preserved. Camped a couple of days. Very quiet, just the sound of the wind and our own footsteps.
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There are some good ones up here in Wyoming around South Pass. There is the 'restored' version of South Pass - it costs $1 to get in and see the town. They have a working stamp mill and Wilfley table, and run it during South Pass Days in July. There are a couple of unrestored villages nearby with mine sites somewhat intact. As a chemical engineer I love looking at the old machinery. Most of the stamp mills were melted down as scrap during WWII.
I went to another ghost town near Challis, Idaho called Bayhorse. It has lots of old buildings, beehive charcoal pits, and a silver mine's main vault building that will last for another 200 years. Another ghost town I went to in 2000 was Mammoth near Eureka, Utah. It's old mine and mill had just been burnt down by a forest fire. All that was left was foundations and tailing piles.
I visit these places more as a rockhound than anything else, but it's still pretty cool to look at the old mines.
I went to another ghost town near Challis, Idaho called Bayhorse. It has lots of old buildings, beehive charcoal pits, and a silver mine's main vault building that will last for another 200 years. Another ghost town I went to in 2000 was Mammoth near Eureka, Utah. It's old mine and mill had just been burnt down by a forest fire. All that was left was foundations and tailing piles.
I visit these places more as a rockhound than anything else, but it's still pretty cool to look at the old mines.
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