Quartzsite, Arizona, is known for its rock and mineral shows which run from the first week in January until the end of February. It is also a great stopping and refuelling point if you are travelling along the I10 from Arizona to California or visa-versa. This quirky town though does have more to offer if you are inclined to do…
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The Doom of Bonanza These Forgotten Ghost Towns of Idaho are in alphabetical order. Enjoy the history and videos. Bonanza was inhabited from 1876 and became an established mining town in 1878. The mill near the mine made it necessary for a new town to be built, Custer, just a few miles further. The towns grew together, supported by the…
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A sprawling expanse of creosote bushes sways in the gentle breeze just outside the windows of the truck. The haggard tarmac stretches out before us, winding its way through left-behind places as we drive towards the small ghost town of Lake Valley. Whole lives were lived out here, and it seems nowadays, just the sun, wind, and rain pays these…
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Rocky peaks rise from the valley floor in every feasible direction. As you draw nearer, the distinctive plateaus of tailing piles, nearly as high as the mountains, jut out from the gentle slopes. Many dirt tracks spider out and traverse their way up, disappearing over distant ridges. At the mouth of one such valley sits the remains to restart the…
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People can do extraordinary things when they put their hearts and minds to it. If you have just the right amount of charisma or scare tactics, you can have the masses eating out of your hands. Right or wrong, we have seen it time and time again throughout our history. The story of the Koreshans seems to start in the…
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