Piedmont Ruin
Continuing my series of old ghost town photos, this house was located in Piedmont, Wyoming. Photos taken on later visits showed the roof peeled off in one piece, probably by the famous winds of Wyoming. Piedmont was a railroad and timber town that died when the railroad was re-routed and bypassed the town. In 1869 it became famous when 300 men who had helped build the railroad were fired without pay. The men hijacked a special train here carrying dignitaries to the Golden Spike ceremony to join the two sections of the first transcontinental railroad. The ceremony was delayed until $200,000 in back pay was received and the officials were allowed to continue to their destination. This photo was taken on slide film in 2001 and scanned to create a digital image.
Piedmont Ruin
Continuing my series of old ghost town photos, this house was located in Piedmont, Wyoming. Photos taken on later visits showed the roof peeled off in one piece, probably by the famous winds of Wyoming. Piedmont was a railroad and timber town that died when the railroad was re-routed and bypassed the town. In 1869 it became famous when 300 men who had helped build the railroad were fired without pay. The men hijacked a special train here carrying dignitaries to the Golden Spike ceremony to join the two sections of the first transcontinental railroad. The ceremony was delayed until $200,000 in back pay was received and the officials were allowed to continue to their destination. This photo was taken on slide film in 2001 and scanned to create a digital image.