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Ghost towns in California were caused by factors including the end of the California gold rush, the creation of new lakes, and the abandonment of formerly-used rail and motor routes. IMP SD
Bodie (/ ˈ b oʊ d iː / BOH-dee) is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States.It is about 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe, and 12 mi (19 km) east-southeast of Bridgeport, [6] at an elevation of 8,379 feet (2554 m). [1]
Mining communities in California first established in the California Gold Rush (1848–1855) — in the present day primarily former mining towns, now ranging from ghost towns to cities v t
In 1859, gold was discovered in California by a group of prospectors, including a tin manufacturer named W.S. Bodey. And the Gold Rush began. Inside an eerie California gold rush town that laid ...
Lawson's map of the Gold Regions is the first map to accurately depict California's Gold Regions. Issued in January 1849, at the beginning of the California gold rush, Lawson's map was produced specifically for prospectors and miners. A Correct Map of the Bay of San Francisco and the Gold Region from actual Survey June 20th. 1849 for J.J. Jarves.
Coloma is most noted for being the site where James W. Marshall found gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848, [4] leading to the California Gold Rush. Coloma's population is 529. The settlement is a tourist attraction known for its ghost town and the centerpiece of the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park.
Deadwood is a ghost town in Placer ... Deadwood town was founded in 1852 after the gold was found in the surrounding areas. ... Deadwood at California Ghost Towns
Dog Town (also, Dogtown and Dogtown Diggings [3]) is a gold rush era ghost town in Mono County, California. [1] It is located at 38°10′13″N 119°11′51″W / 38.1701984°N 119.1973749°W / 38.1701984; -119.1973749 , on Dog Creek, near the junction of Clearwater and Virginia Creeks , about 6 miles (10 km) south-southeast of ...