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Berry, Shelley, Small Towns, Ghost Memories of Oklahoma: A Photographic Narrative of Hamlets and Villages Throughout Oklahoma's Seventy-seven Counties (Virginia Beach, Va.: Donning Company Publishers, 2004). Blake Gumprecht, "A Saloon On Every Corner: Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 74 (Summer 1996).
Cisco is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah, United States near the junction of State Route 128 (SR‑128) and Interstate 70 (I‑70). History.
Lulu City was a transient mining town in eastern Grand County, Colorado, in the Kawuneeche Valley in what is now Rocky Mountain National Park.The town appeared after silver was discovered in the area in 1879 by prospector Joe Shipler, [2] and was built primarily by the Middle Park and Grand River Land Improvement Company in 1880.
Find the oldest ghost town in America, the most famous ghost town in America, and more. ... October 9, 2023 at 4:49 PM. ... Located in San Bernardino County about two hours northeast of L.A., ...
In 1888 when a local gold rush began at nearby Miners Basin, Castleton became important as a supply town. [2] It had a general store, hotel, two saloons, and several other businesses. At its peak in 1895, the population exceeded that of Moab. [4] In fact, when Grand County was organized in 1890, Castleton vied with Moab for the chance to be ...
This is a list of lists of ghost towns in the United States by state. ... (May 2007) ghost towns in Stoddard County, Missouri. Ghost towns of the American West;
The ghost town lies just below the timberline, and comprises the ruins of four cabins. The site was inhabited by squatters who were made unwelcome in Lulu City, in the Kawuneeche Valley a couple of miles to the east. Dutchtown existed to work the same silver deposits mined by Lulu City residents, but existed as a suburb of Lulu City to ...
When Grand County was created on February 2, 1874, it was carved out of Summit County and contained land to the western and northern borders of the state, which is in present-day Moffat County and Routt County. It was named after Grand Lake and the Grand River, [3] an old name for the upper Colorado River, which has its headwaters in the county ...