Author: Thelma Heatwole
Publisher: Primer Publishers
ISBN: 9780914846109
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Visit the golden past of Arizona's cities. See adobe ruins, old mines, cemeteries, cabins and castles! Experience Arizona's history!
Ghost Towns and Historical Haunts in Arizona
Author: Thelma Heatwole
Publisher: Primer Publishers
ISBN: 9780914846109
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Visit the golden past of Arizona's cities. See adobe ruins, old mines, cemeteries, cabins and castles! Experience Arizona's history!
Publisher: Primer Publishers
ISBN: 9780914846109
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Visit the golden past of Arizona's cities. See adobe ruins, old mines, cemeteries, cabins and castles! Experience Arizona's history!
Ghost Towns of Arizona
Author: James E. Sherman
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806108438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A pictorial survey of the past history of more than one hundred former mining towns in Arizona
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806108438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A pictorial survey of the past history of more than one hundred former mining towns in Arizona
Ghost Towns of California
Author:
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 076034082X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
"A guide to the best ghost towns of California. Once thriving, these abandoned mining camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to explore these sites, including maps, directions, history, and photos"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 076034082X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
"A guide to the best ghost towns of California. Once thriving, these abandoned mining camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to explore these sites, including maps, directions, history, and photos"--Provided by publisher.
Southern California's Best Ghost Towns
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806126081
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The ghost towns of Southern California-some dramatic and nearly intact, others devastated-are well worth visiting. Most are remnants of once-colorful mining towns, though there are also railroad towns, a World War II relocation center, a promoter's swindle, and a failed socialist colony. Some excellent attractions remain. One of the best-preserved stamp mills in the West is in Skidoo. Smelters, homes, stores, and the remarkable wooden American Hotel can be found in Cerro Gordo, which the author calls "California's best true ghost town." Seasoned back-roads traveler Philip Varney, who has visited nearly a hundred ghost towns in the area, provides a down-to-earth and helpful guide to more than sixty of the best in Southern California and nearby Inyo and Kern counties. He defines a ghost town as a town with a population markedly decreased from its peak, one whose initial reason for settlement no longer keeps people there. It can be completely deserted, have a resident or two, or retain genuine signs of vitality, but Varney has eliminated those towns he considers either too populated or too empty of significant remains. The sites are grouped in four chapters in Inyo County, Death Valley, the Mojave Desert and Kern River, and the regions surrounding Los Angeles and San Diego. Each chapter provides a map of the region, a ranking of sites as "major," "secondary," and "minor," information on road conditions, trip suggestions, and tips on the use of particular topographic maps for readers interested in more detailed exploration. Each entry includes directions to a town, a brief history of that town, and notes on its special points of interest. Current photographs provide a valuable record of the sometimes fragile sites. Southern California's Best Ghost Towns will be welcomed both by those who enjoy traveling off the beaten path and by those who enjoy the history of the American West.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806126081
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The ghost towns of Southern California-some dramatic and nearly intact, others devastated-are well worth visiting. Most are remnants of once-colorful mining towns, though there are also railroad towns, a World War II relocation center, a promoter's swindle, and a failed socialist colony. Some excellent attractions remain. One of the best-preserved stamp mills in the West is in Skidoo. Smelters, homes, stores, and the remarkable wooden American Hotel can be found in Cerro Gordo, which the author calls "California's best true ghost town." Seasoned back-roads traveler Philip Varney, who has visited nearly a hundred ghost towns in the area, provides a down-to-earth and helpful guide to more than sixty of the best in Southern California and nearby Inyo and Kern counties. He defines a ghost town as a town with a population markedly decreased from its peak, one whose initial reason for settlement no longer keeps people there. It can be completely deserted, have a resident or two, or retain genuine signs of vitality, but Varney has eliminated those towns he considers either too populated or too empty of significant remains. The sites are grouped in four chapters in Inyo County, Death Valley, the Mojave Desert and Kern River, and the regions surrounding Los Angeles and San Diego. Each chapter provides a map of the region, a ranking of sites as "major," "secondary," and "minor," information on road conditions, trip suggestions, and tips on the use of particular topographic maps for readers interested in more detailed exploration. Each entry includes directions to a town, a brief history of that town, and notes on its special points of interest. Current photographs provide a valuable record of the sometimes fragile sites. Southern California's Best Ghost Towns will be welcomed both by those who enjoy traveling off the beaten path and by those who enjoy the history of the American West.
Haunted Mining Towns of Arizona
Author: Parker Anderson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467151882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467151882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Haunted Arizona
Author: Ellen Robson
Publisher: Golden West Publishers (AZ)
ISBN: 9781885590909
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A travel guide to haunted locations throughout the state of Arizona features black-and-white photographs, supernatural anecdotes, addresses and contact information of scary sites open to the public, and more.
Publisher: Golden West Publishers (AZ)
ISBN: 9781885590909
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A travel guide to haunted locations throughout the state of Arizona features black-and-white photographs, supernatural anecdotes, addresses and contact information of scary sites open to the public, and more.
Ghost Towns of the West
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760350418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"Ghosts Towns of the West is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West! Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, American Indians, settlers, farmers, and miners. This essential guidebook to the historic remains of centuries' past includes maps, town histories, color and historical photographs, and detailed directions to these out-of-the-way outdoor museums of the West. Plan your road trips by chapter--each section covers a geographic area and town entries are arranged by location to make this the most user-friendly book on ghost towns west of the Mississippi. Ghost towns are within a short drive of major cities out West, and they make excellent day trip excursions. If you happen to be in or near Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, or El Paso, for example, you ought to veer towards the nearest ghost town. Western ghost towns can also easily be visited during jaunts to national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yellowstone, and many others throughout the West. Ghost Towns of the West is a comprehensive guide to former boomtowns of the American West, covering ghost towns in eleven states from Washington to New Mexico, and from California to Montana. This book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the Western range"--
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760350418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"Ghosts Towns of the West is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West! Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, American Indians, settlers, farmers, and miners. This essential guidebook to the historic remains of centuries' past includes maps, town histories, color and historical photographs, and detailed directions to these out-of-the-way outdoor museums of the West. Plan your road trips by chapter--each section covers a geographic area and town entries are arranged by location to make this the most user-friendly book on ghost towns west of the Mississippi. Ghost towns are within a short drive of major cities out West, and they make excellent day trip excursions. If you happen to be in or near Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, or El Paso, for example, you ought to veer towards the nearest ghost town. Western ghost towns can also easily be visited during jaunts to national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yellowstone, and many others throughout the West. Ghost Towns of the West is a comprehensive guide to former boomtowns of the American West, covering ghost towns in eleven states from Washington to New Mexico, and from California to Montana. This book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the Western range"--
Ghost Towns of Northern California
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780896584440
Category : California, Northern
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pictorial discovery guide through about 50 of Northern California's most
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780896584440
Category : California, Northern
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pictorial discovery guide through about 50 of Northern California's most
Haunted Prescott
Author: Parker Anderson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439665214
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
When Arizona was created as a U.S. territory in 1864, Prescott became its first capital. Accompanying the city's rich history is an equally dramatic heritage of supernatural manifestations. Visitors report a strange chill in the Palace Restaurant and taps on the shoulder at the Smoki Museum. Lingering spirits crowd famed hotels like the Vendome and the Hassayampa Inn, as well as theaters such as the Elks Opera House and Prescott Center for the Arts. Learn the secrets of Prescott's cemeteries and the truth about the hangings on the Courthouse Plaza as Darlene Wilson and Parker Anderson lead an excursion through the haunted sites of Arizona's mile-high city.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439665214
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
When Arizona was created as a U.S. territory in 1864, Prescott became its first capital. Accompanying the city's rich history is an equally dramatic heritage of supernatural manifestations. Visitors report a strange chill in the Palace Restaurant and taps on the shoulder at the Smoki Museum. Lingering spirits crowd famed hotels like the Vendome and the Hassayampa Inn, as well as theaters such as the Elks Opera House and Prescott Center for the Arts. Learn the secrets of Prescott's cemeteries and the truth about the hangings on the Courthouse Plaza as Darlene Wilson and Parker Anderson lead an excursion through the haunted sites of Arizona's mile-high city.
California Ghost Town Trails
Author: Mickey G. Broman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780935182217
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Best-selling guide showing the best-known ghost towns in the state. Detailed maps, interesting facts and historical data.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780935182217
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Best-selling guide showing the best-known ghost towns in the state. Detailed maps, interesting facts and historical data.