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Remains of the Sego Boarding House built in 1912 and stood until the wooden boarding house collapsed some time between October 2009 and April 2010.
Sego is a Ghost Town in Grand County, Utah. It lies in the narrow, winding Sego Canyon, about 8.0 km north of near ghost town, Thompson Springs. Formerly an important eastern Utah coal mining town, Sego was inhabited about 1910–1955. The town is accessed via the grade of the Ballard & Thompson Railroad, a spur from the Denver and Rio Grande Western built by the founders of the town to transport the coal.
Silver City Ghost Town and Knight Smelter in Dragon Canyon of the Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah. To see lots more of this amazing abandoned place check out the album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/721576464390476...
Remains of a building which looks like it could have been a mine office or workshop back when Frisco was a boom town. Frisco Ghost Town, Beaver County, Utah.
To see more of Frisco check out my album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/72157666320354743
Out, out, brief candle!
Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. --- Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5)
Final resting place of someone who dreamed of wealth mining Horn Silver in Frisco. Frisco Ghost Town Cemetery, Beaver County, Utah. Rest in Peace.
Frisco was an active horn silver mining camp from 1879 to 1929. At its peak in 1885, Frisco was a thriving town of 6,000 people. To see more of Frisco check out the album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/72157666320354743
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Took a drive to find Midland, Calif, it was a gypsum mining town back in it's day, there are actually some people living off grid there, and only one building left standing but some neat stuff laying around.
"Even though St. Elmo is considered a ghost town it is still inhabited. Tourism brings many people to the St. Elmo area every year. The old mining roads are now used as Jeep and four-wheeler trails. There are also many good places to fish along Chalk Creek, which runs through St. Elmo. The general store is open during the summer, when tourists can rent four-wheelers or buy items. Many of the buildings are still intact"
I recently located a few long lost images from a trip we took years ago. I believe the photos were taken with a Canon AE-1 that is now even more 'lost' than these old pictures.
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Best if viewed large. Located in Silver City, Idaho State. Silver City is a ghost/old mining town about 70 miles south of Boise, Idaho State.
Silver City Ghost Town and Knight Smelter in Dragon Canyon of the Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah. To see lots more of this amazing abandoned place check out the album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/721576464390476...
Yerranderie Regional Park, NSW.
Yerranderie was formerly a silver mining town of 2000 people, but the mining industry collapsed in 1927, and the town was cut off from direct access from Sydney by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang in 1959. The Yerranderie Post Office opened on 1 November 1899 and closed in 1958.
The town is now divided into two sections, the residential township adjacent to a private airstrip and the historic site one kilometre further west. The area is surrounded by abandoned mine shafts and mining relics.
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Silver Mines Hotel, Yerranderie, NSW.
Yerranderie was formerly a silver mining town of 2000 people, but the mining industry collapsed in 1927, and the town was cut off from direct access from Sydney by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang in 1959. The Yerranderie Post Office opened on 1 November 1899 and closed in 1958.
The town is now divided into two sections, the residential township adjacent to a private airstrip and the historic site one kilometre further west. The area is surrounded by abandoned mine shafts and mining relics.
A cabin in Chloride, New Mexico, a ghost town with a fascinating history. The town is currently being restored by private individuals who are passionate about preserving history rather than about "Disneyfying" the place and making money. Very refreshing.
8-28-13--Just found more info on this. It's also known as the "Doodle Dum House." Check out this link for a great history of it.
www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMD37T_1921_Doodle_Dum_Cobble...
Silver City Ghost Town and Knight Smelter in Dragon Canyon of the Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah. To see lots more of this amazing abandoned place check out the album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/721576464390476...
Best if viewed large. A place in Silver City, Idaho State. Yup, needs a coat of paint but it does have solar power. And hey they have two hummer feeders!! Gotta be fine folks!!!
One of several dugout houses along the small arroyo that meanders from one side of narrow Sego canyon. The Ballard & Thompson Railroad, a spur from the Denver and Rio Grande Western was built by the founders of Sego Ghost Town to transport the coal and crossed the arroyo 13 times. It was the cost of maintaining these trestles that caused the final demise of Sego Ghost Town (aka Ballard and Nelsen) sometime in the early 1950's.
The view from the Frisco Cemetery looking toward the source of hoped for wealth, horn silver mining operations. Some few got wealthy and others lay here their dreams of the good life taken away by The Reaper who eventually harvests all of us with his scythe.
Frisco is in Beaver County, Utah, USA. It was an active horn silver mining camp from 1879 to 1929. At its peak in 1885, Frisco was a thriving town of 6,000 people. To see more of Frisco check out the album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/72157666320354743
One of several dugout houses along the small arroyo that meanders from one side of narrow Sego canyon. The Ballard & Thompson Railroad, a spur from the Denver and Rio Grande Western was built by the founders of Sego Ghost Town to transport the coal and crossed the arroyo 13 times. It was the cost of maintaining these trestles that caused the final demise of Sego Ghost Town (aka Ballard and Nelsen) sometime in the early 1950's.
Yerranderie Regional Park, NSW.
Yerranderie was formerly a silver mining town of 2000 people, but the mining industry collapsed in 1927, and the town was cut off from direct access from Sydney by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang in 1959. The Yerranderie Post Office opened on 1 November 1899 and closed in 1958.
The town is now divided into two sections, the residential township adjacent to a private airstrip and the historic site one kilometre further west. The area is surrounded by abandoned mine shafts and mining relics.
One of the dozens of remaining dugout houses dotting Sego Ghost Town in Grand County, Utah. Sego lies in the narrow, winding Sego Canyon, about 8.0 km north of Thompson Springs. Formerly an important eastern Utah coal mining town, Sego was inhabited about 1910–1955. The town is accessed via the grade of the Ballard & Thompson Railroad, a spur from the Denver and Rio Grande Western built by the founders of the town to transport the coal.
Again, another mysterious ruin in Frisco. The concrete pit stained black on the insides might have been for storage of charcoal which was made in five large charcoal kilns nearby. Frisco Ghost Town, Beaver County, Utah.
To see more of Frisco check out my album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/72157666320354743
A quirky and very Western US style of hanging money from ceilings, rafters and the walls of very old bars and restaurants in Arizona. The best image of the wall decoupage of money in the Western style is here.
Artifacts from the remnants of one of a few actual houses in Sego Ghost Town in Grand County, Utah. It lies in the narrow, winding Sego Canyon, about 8.0 km north of Thompson Springs. Formerly an important eastern Utah coal mining town, Sego was inhabited about 1910–1955. The town is accessed via the grade of the Ballard & Thompson Railroad, a spur from the Denver and Rio Grande Western built by the founders of the town to transport the coal.
I'm certainly no archaeologist, but my take on these interesting pieces is as follows. Bottom Left: shard of what looks like a plate of perhaps teacup. Bottom Right: Pretty sure this is a piece of an old Mason Jar. The glass on top of those two seems to be a bit of window glass or perhaps due to its thickness a glass serving dish/plate. The other piece seems to be what is left of a glass milk bottle.
Yerranderie, NSW.
Yerranderie was formerly a silver mining town of 2000 people, but the mining industry collapsed in 1927, and the town was cut off from direct access from Sydney by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang in 1959. The Yerranderie Post Office opened on 1 November 1899 and closed in 1958.
The town is now divided into two sections, the residential township adjacent to a private airstrip and the historic site one kilometre further west. The area is surrounded by abandoned mine shafts and mining relics.
madrid, new mexico
1975
miners' houses
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Jerome is a town in the Black Hills of Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Founded in the late 19th century on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley, it is more than 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. It is about 100 miles (160 km) north of Phoenix along State Route 89A between Sedona and Prescott. Supported in its heyday by rich copper mines, it was home to more than 10,000 people in the 1920s. As of the 2010 census, its population was 444
(Borrowed from Wikipedia)
Old tailings from the abandoned mine are so colourful against the dry grasslands of southern Arizona!
madrid, new mexico
1975
abandoned mine
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Jerome is a town in the Black Hills of Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Founded in the late 19th century on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley, it is more than 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. It is about 100 miles (160 km) north of Phoenix along State Route 89A between Sedona and Prescott. Supported in its heyday by rich copper mines, it was home to more than 10,000 people in the 1920s. As of the 2010 census, its population was 444
(Borrowed from Wikipedia)
Silence now echoes aimlessly inside this lonely church having been forgotten many decades ago by its congregation. Who now will hear the words?
The view inside of a abandoned church with black out window in the old mining town of N Bloomfield, Calif
A money wall in the historic hotel of downtown Oatman, Arizona. Somehow I bet the original decoupage on the money looked a lot better when it was done than it does now. The previous photos also show the money wallpaper and the money hanging from the ceiling of the restaurant and bar of the 1902 hotel.
madrid, new mexico
1975
abandoned mine
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Best if viewed large. We came upon this jewel early one morn on a drive south of Boise, Idaho. In the bottom of the draw we found a year around creek, though not large by any means it added to the overall scene.
Silver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70 standing buildings, all of which are privately owned. Many of the owners are third- or fourth-generation descendants of the original miners. There are a handful of small businesses, but no gas or service stations.
Silver City was founded in 1864 soon after silver was discovered at nearby War Eagle Mountain. The settlement grew quickly and was soon considered one of the major cities in Idaho Territory. The first daily newspaper and telegraph office in Idaho Territory were established in Silver City. The town was also among the first places in present-day Idaho to receive electric and telephone service.
After the placer and quartz vein mines were depleted around the time Idaho became a state in 1890, and due in part to its extremely remote location, Silver City began a slow decline but was never completely abandoned. Small-scale mining continued off and on until World War II; the last mine to be operated all year round in Silver City was the Potossi, managed by Ned Williams. The Idaho Hotel in Silver City was restored and re-opened in 1972.
In 1972 Silver City, the townsite and its environs were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district, the Silver City Historic District, with a total area of 10,240 acres (41.4 km2).[1]
Silver City is located 25 miles southwest of Murphy via a dirt road. Per Wikepedia.
madrid, new mexico
1975
abandoned mine
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
On the Nevada and Arizona boarder is El Dorado Canyon, at one time the richest gold mine in southern NV.
madrid, new mexico
1975
miners' houses
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Jerome is a town in the Black Hills of Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Founded in the late 19th century on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley, it is more than 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. It is about 100 miles (160 km) north of Phoenix along State Route 89A between Sedona and Prescott. Supported in its heyday by rich copper mines, it was home to more than 10,000 people in the 1920s. As of the 2010 census, its population was 444
(Borrowed from Wikipedia)
A crazy man if I've ever seen one. Why just look at his eyes! Don't they look a little strange to you? Story is told that this bartender drifts from one small town to another. And I would imagine that all those other small towns burning down was, you know, just a coincidence. So I would recommend that you tip the bartender most generously if you know what I mean. The bartender is Dave Cross, (or so he says) inside the King's Saloon in North Bloomfield California. But then again, I never call a man a liar in a bar. It's not healthy....