A Guide To Western Ghost Towns

Author : Philip Varney,Jim Hinckley
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780760350416

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Ghost Towns of the West by Philip Varney,Jim Hinckley Pdf

"Ghosts Towns of the West is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West! Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, American Indians, settlers, farmers, and miners. This essential guidebook to the historic remains of centuries' past includes maps, town histories, color and historical photographs, and detailed directions to these out-of-the-way outdoor museums of the West. Plan your road trips by chapter--each section covers a geographic area and town entries are arranged by location to make this the most user-friendly book on ghost towns west of the Mississippi. Ghost towns are within a short drive of major cities out West, and they make excellent day trip excursions. If you happen to be in or near Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, or El Paso, for example, you ought to veer towards the nearest ghost town. Western ghost towns can also easily be visited during jaunts to national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yellowstone, and many others throughout the West. Ghost Towns of the West is a comprehensive guide to former boomtowns of the American West, covering ghost towns in eleven states from Washington to New Mexico, and from California to Montana. This book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the Western range"--

Author : Lambert Florin
Publisher : BBS Publishing Corporation
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036284417

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Ghost Towns of the West by Lambert Florin Pdf

A verbal and visual exploration of the West's ghost towns.

Author : Lambert Florin
Publisher : Seattle : Superior Publishing Company
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041567079

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A Guide to Western Ghost Towns by Lambert Florin Pdf

Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781610585637

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Ghost Towns of California by Philip Varney Pdf

Ghost Towns of California is a guidebook to the state's best boomtowns. Once thriving, these abandoned mining camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Ghost town expert Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to know to explore these remnants of the past. Featured are color maps, driving and walking directions, town histories, touring recommendations, and stunning color photography of 70 sites, including the famous Bodie. Come see where it all started at the mother lode, and trace the great migration throughout the region. Visit the northern mines and the ghosts of San Francisco Bay, the Eastern Sierra, Death Valley, and the Mojave Desert. This is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West!

Author : Gary B. Speck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Travel
ISBN : WISC:89077935807

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Dust in the Wind by Gary B. Speck Pdf

Author : Norm Weis
Publisher : Caxton Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : 0870043587

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Ghost Towns of the Northwest by Norm Weis Pdf

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Travel through the ghost-town country of the Pacific Northwest, guided by the camera and pen of Norman D. Weis. Both well-known and obscure towns, with intriguing names such as Comeback Mine Camp, Electric, Ruby, Greenback, Disautel, and Old Todora entice you to explore their secrets.

Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610600903

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Ghost Towns of the Mountain West by Philip Varney Pdf

The Rocky Mountain and Great Basin states are the heart of ghost-town country. Once-bustling pioneer outposts, mining camps, lumber towns, and railroad villages stand today as reminders of the glory days of gold rushes, industrial progress, and that pioneering spirit of the Old West. This book guides readers to the fascinating and scenic ghost towns of Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Varney highlights popular tourist destinations as well as out-of-the-way spots unfamiliar even to natives of the region. Maps, historical background, and stunning color photographs bring to life dozens of ghost towns and provide practical information for exploring this fascinating chapter of American history.

Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0806126086

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Southern California's Best Ghost Towns by Philip Varney Pdf

The ghost towns of Southern California-some dramatic and nearly intact, others devastated-are well worth visiting. Most are remnants of once-colorful mining towns, though there are also railroad towns, a World War II relocation center, a promoter's swindle, and a failed socialist colony. Some excellent attractions remain. One of the best-preserved stamp mills in the West is in Skidoo. Smelters, homes, stores, and the remarkable wooden American Hotel can be found in Cerro Gordo, which the author calls "California's best true ghost town." Seasoned back-roads traveler Philip Varney, who has visited nearly a hundred ghost towns in the area, provides a down-to-earth and helpful guide to more than sixty of the best in Southern California and nearby Inyo and Kern counties. He defines a ghost town as a town with a population markedly decreased from its peak, one whose initial reason for settlement no longer keeps people there. It can be completely deserted, have a resident or two, or retain genuine signs of vitality, but Varney has eliminated those towns he considers either too populated or too empty of significant remains. The sites are grouped in four chapters in Inyo County, Death Valley, the Mojave Desert and Kern River, and the regions surrounding Los Angeles and San Diego. Each chapter provides a map of the region, a ranking of sites as "major," "secondary," and "minor," information on road conditions, trip suggestions, and tips on the use of particular topographic maps for readers interested in more detailed exploration. Each entry includes directions to a town, a brief history of that town, and notes on its special points of interest. Current photographs provide a valuable record of the sometimes fragile sites. Southern California's Best Ghost Towns will be welcomed both by those who enjoy traveling off the beaten path and by those who enjoy the history of the American West.

Author : William Carter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Travel
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033899050

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Ghost Towns of the West by William Carter Pdf

Survey of abandoned towns, mostly mining towns, in the West. Well illustrated.

Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0826310109

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New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns by Philip Varney Pdf

This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, it has been praised in particular for its instructions on how to reach even the most obscure sites.

Author : Mario Kaiser,Michal Koetzle
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0810945088

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Ghost Towns of the American West by Mario Kaiser,Michal Koetzle Pdf

Commissioned by Smithsonian Magazine, a tour of nineteen of America's ghost towns features coverage of such deserted places as Bodie, California; Gold Point, Nevada; and Steins, New Mexico; depicted at dusk while using long exposures and ambiance-capturing light technology.

Author : Jim Hinckley,Kerrick James
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0760332215

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Ghost Towns of the Southwest by Jim Hinckley,Kerrick James Pdf

For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities that first thrived and ultimately demised in the region's rugged, sprawling landscapes. Today, the Southwest lures visitors with its majestic natural scenery and links to a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. In Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James present the colorful stories, colorful characters, and colorful landscapes that bring to life these landmarks of our past.

Author : Raymond Bial
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547561899

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Ghost Towns of the American West by Raymond Bial Pdf

If it is abandoned by all or most of its inhabitants, a settlement becomes a ghost town. The buildings and dirt streets may remain, but the character and soul of the place change entirely. And so it was with mining camps, lumber camps, and cowboy towns scattered across America, particularly in the West: places with names like Gregory’s Diggings, Deadwood, Bodie, Calico, Goldfield, and Tombstone, some of the over 30,000 deserted towns in the United States. Why did people come to these isolated places? Why did they leave? As Raymond Bial’s narrative explores the history of our ghost towns, his well-composed photo-graphs silently tell their stories: of bustling, muddy streets, of large mercantile stores, and, ultimately, of short-lived dreams of gold, fertile land, or simply a good place to call home.

Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0228103258

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Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage by Ron Brown Pdf

Despite the urban sprawl, industrialization and endless highway construction, Ontario possesses many hidden corners and lonely roads where the remains of earlier settlements, often constructed with immense effort against impossible odds, now lie forgotten. Some are no more than a few decaying foundations and collapsing houses, while others are littered with the remains of the industry and manufacturing that once thrived there. There is a renewed interest in exploring our own backyard, and Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage is the perfect guide to these once-booming towns and villages. While some still maintain small resident populations, others exist only as abandoned buildings and ruins. All have in common that they are "ghosts" of their former greatness, and their images evoke the lost legacy of Ontario's past. This fascinating book by Ontario historian Ron Brown explores over 80 accessible ghost towns in all parts of Ontario. Detailed driving directions invite you to experience the province's heritage for yourself. This revised edition contains many new sites to visit and has been carefully updated with the latest information and driving directions.

Author : Preethi Burkholder
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0764335693

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Ghost Towns of the Rockies by Preethi Burkholder Pdf

Rocky Mountain ghost towns are filled with chilling, but captivating stories. Horace Tabor (in 1879) was said to be the fifth richest man in the United States; he wore night shirts with diamond-studded buttons. But in the silver panic of 1893, Tabor lost his fortune and was reduced to working for sixty-five cents a day at the time of his death. South Pass City, Wyoming, was the home of the women's suffrage movement. It was here that the first woman was sworn to a political office. The Carissa Mine poured millions of dollars into South Pass and by 1873 there were 4,000 residentsit was a bustling place. Today, South Pass lies abandoned and desolate, with less than seven residents living year round. Read about Annabelle Stark, of St. Elmo, Colorado, a local who still is believed to haunt the hotel. Olive Oatman was captured by Indians near Gila Bend, Arizona, and held in captivity for years before her brother found her. This is a handy guide of rags-to-riches stories and silent hardships. The ghost towns depicted appeal to travelers, archeologists, artists, historians, anthropologists, and individuals from all walks of life.