Ghost Towns, Gold Mines
& Various Assorted Whatnot ....
Desert ghost towns are ghost towns simply for one reason; money. If the money isn't there, there is no reason for people to stay. In the areas where resources such as water are available, contemporary communities have developed. In the Mojave these population centers evolved from springs along trails and later roads, into transportation hubs, waystations and centers, sometimes obscurring or building over historical consequence.
Bodie
Old mining camps that have lost most of their population at some stage of their history, are sometimes included in the category, although they are active towns and cities today to various degrees. Shoshone and Randsburg are a good examples of this.
Cerro Gordo
Some ghost towns such as Calico and Bodie are tourist attractions preserving architecture (more so Bodie). These towns exist in a protected state, with Calico, a nearly pure tourist attraction, makes money.
Rhyolite
An attempt to declare an "Official Ghost Town" in California collapsed when the supporters of the town of Calico, in Southern California, and those of Bodie, in Northern California, could not come to an agreement as to which of their favorites was more deserving.
As a compromise, Calico is the official silver ghost town, while Bodie takes the gold ghost town designation.
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Death Valley Ghost Towns
East Mojave Ghost Towns
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Ghost Towns
Gold Mines
Buildings
Cemeteries
Ore Processing
Mining History
Upper Mojave Ghost Towns
also see:Gold Mines & Mills
Gold
--- others ---Baldwin
Route 66 Ghost Towns
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Ludlow -
Barstow -
Route 66
Not far from busy Interstate 40 is Ludlow, abandoned and forgotten
Goffs - Route 66
Essex - Route 66
Cadiz Summit - Route 66
Military Outposts
Fort Pah-Ute - Mojave Preserve
Late 1800's Army Camp
Camp Rock Spring - Mojave Preserve
Late 1800's Army Camp
Camp Cady - Mojave Preserve
Late 1800's Army Camp
Fort Tejon - West Mojave
Late 1800's Army Camp
Indian Villages
Tomo Kahni - West Mojave
Winter Home of Kawaiisu Indians
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Chloride Murals - Chloride, AZ - East Mojave
Mojave Desert Mines & Mills
Including gold mines, silver mines, and various other metals and minerals ...Gold:
