Author: Linda G. Harris
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826329080
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Photographs and text describe some of New Mexico's ghost towns, providing information on their history, role in the state's development, why they have become ghost towns, and how some have been transformed.
Ghost Towns Alive
Author: Linda G. Harris
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826329080
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Photographs and text describe some of New Mexico's ghost towns, providing information on their history, role in the state's development, why they have become ghost towns, and how some have been transformed.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826329080
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Photographs and text describe some of New Mexico's ghost towns, providing information on their history, role in the state's development, why they have become ghost towns, and how some have been transformed.
Cerro Gordo
Author: Cecile Page Vargo
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738595209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
High in the Inyo Mountains, between Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park, lies the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Discovered in 1865, this silver town boomed to a population of 3,000 people in the hands of savvy entrepreneurs during the 1870s. As the silver played out and the town faded, a few hung on to the dream. By the early 1900s, Louis D. Gordon wandered up the Yellow Grade Road where freight wagons once traversed with silver and supplies and took a closer look at the zinc ore that had been tossed aside by early miners. The Fat Hill lived again, primarily as a small company town. By the last quarter of the 20th century, Jody Stewart and Mike Patterson found themselves owners of the rough and tumble camp that helped Los Angeles turn into a thriving metropolis because of silver and commercial trade. Cerro Gordo found new life, second to Bodie, as California's best-preserved ghost town.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738595209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
High in the Inyo Mountains, between Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park, lies the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Discovered in 1865, this silver town boomed to a population of 3,000 people in the hands of savvy entrepreneurs during the 1870s. As the silver played out and the town faded, a few hung on to the dream. By the early 1900s, Louis D. Gordon wandered up the Yellow Grade Road where freight wagons once traversed with silver and supplies and took a closer look at the zinc ore that had been tossed aside by early miners. The Fat Hill lived again, primarily as a small company town. By the last quarter of the 20th century, Jody Stewart and Mike Patterson found themselves owners of the rough and tumble camp that helped Los Angeles turn into a thriving metropolis because of silver and commercial trade. Cerro Gordo found new life, second to Bodie, as California's best-preserved ghost town.
Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia
Author: Lisa M Russell
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966501X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An archeologist reveals the mysterious world that disappeared under North Georgia’s man-made lakes in this fascinating history. North Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state’s controversial decision to dam the region’s rivers for power and water supply changed the landscape forever. Lost communities, forgotten crossroads, dissolving racetracks and even entire towns disappeared, with remnants occasionally peeking up from the depths during times of extreme drought. The creation of Lake Lanier displaced more than seven hundred families. During the construction of Lake Chatuge, busloads of schoolboys were brought in to help disinter graves for the community’s cemetery relocation. Contractors clearing land for the development of Lake Hartwell met with seventy-eight-year-old Eliza Brock wielding a shotgun and warning the men off her property. Georgia historian and archeologist Lisa Russell dives into the history hidden beneath North Georgia’s lakes.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966501X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An archeologist reveals the mysterious world that disappeared under North Georgia’s man-made lakes in this fascinating history. North Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state’s controversial decision to dam the region’s rivers for power and water supply changed the landscape forever. Lost communities, forgotten crossroads, dissolving racetracks and even entire towns disappeared, with remnants occasionally peeking up from the depths during times of extreme drought. The creation of Lake Lanier displaced more than seven hundred families. During the construction of Lake Chatuge, busloads of schoolboys were brought in to help disinter graves for the community’s cemetery relocation. Contractors clearing land for the development of Lake Hartwell met with seventy-eight-year-old Eliza Brock wielding a shotgun and warning the men off her property. Georgia historian and archeologist Lisa Russell dives into the history hidden beneath North Georgia’s lakes.
Some Dreams Die
Author: George A. Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942688016
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942688016
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Ghost Towns and Other Quirky Places in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Author: Barbara Solem-Stull
Publisher: Plexus Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9780937548608
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Plexus Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9780937548608
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Montana Ghost Towns and Gold Camps
Author: William W. Whitfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781931291385
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781931291385
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Lost in Ghost Town
Author: Carder Stout
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0757323545
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Psychologist to Hollywood elite Carder Stout delivers a page-turning memoir about his fall from grace into the gritty underbelly of crack addiction, running drugs for the Shoreline Crips, surviving homelessness, and finding redemption in the most unlikely of places. Raised in a Georgetown mansion and educated at exclusive institutions, Carder Stout ran with a crowd of movers, shakers, and future Oscar-winners in New York City. But words like "promise" and "potential" are meaningless in the face of serious addiction and Carder fell hard for cocaine which landed him dirty, broke, and homeless, wandering the streets of Venice, California, in search of his next high. His lucky break came thanks to his old Ford Taurus: he lands a job of driving for a philosophical drug czar with whom he finds friendship and self-worth as he helps deliver quality product to LA's drug enthusiasts, from trust-fund kids, gang affiliates, trophy wives, hip-hop producers, and Russian pimps. But even his loyalty and protection can't save Carder from the peril of the streets--or the eventual contract on his life. From a youth of affluence to the hit the Shoreline Crips put on his life, Carder delves deep into life on the streets. Lost in Ghost Town is a riveting, raw, and heartfelt look at the power of addiction, the beauty of redemption, and finding truth somewhere in between"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0757323545
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Psychologist to Hollywood elite Carder Stout delivers a page-turning memoir about his fall from grace into the gritty underbelly of crack addiction, running drugs for the Shoreline Crips, surviving homelessness, and finding redemption in the most unlikely of places. Raised in a Georgetown mansion and educated at exclusive institutions, Carder Stout ran with a crowd of movers, shakers, and future Oscar-winners in New York City. But words like "promise" and "potential" are meaningless in the face of serious addiction and Carder fell hard for cocaine which landed him dirty, broke, and homeless, wandering the streets of Venice, California, in search of his next high. His lucky break came thanks to his old Ford Taurus: he lands a job of driving for a philosophical drug czar with whom he finds friendship and self-worth as he helps deliver quality product to LA's drug enthusiasts, from trust-fund kids, gang affiliates, trophy wives, hip-hop producers, and Russian pimps. But even his loyalty and protection can't save Carder from the peril of the streets--or the eventual contract on his life. From a youth of affluence to the hit the Shoreline Crips put on his life, Carder delves deep into life on the streets. Lost in Ghost Town is a riveting, raw, and heartfelt look at the power of addiction, the beauty of redemption, and finding truth somewhere in between"--
Ghosts of North Dakota
Author: Troy Larson
Publisher: Sonic Tremor Media
ISBN: 9780989096935
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ghosts of North Dakota, Volume 3 is a 110 page, hardbound, full-color coffee table book featuring some of the best photos from the Ghosts of North Dakota project- photos of ghost towns, near-ghost towns, and abandoned places across the state of North Dakota, plus comments from the photographers, historical tidbits, and more. Places in this book include Antler, Marmarth, Arena, Sanish, Haymarsh, and Bathgate. Volume 3 also includes a 19 page special section on the abandoned Fortuna Air Force Station, and a map which includes most of the places featured in Volumes 1 through 3.
Publisher: Sonic Tremor Media
ISBN: 9780989096935
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ghosts of North Dakota, Volume 3 is a 110 page, hardbound, full-color coffee table book featuring some of the best photos from the Ghosts of North Dakota project- photos of ghost towns, near-ghost towns, and abandoned places across the state of North Dakota, plus comments from the photographers, historical tidbits, and more. Places in this book include Antler, Marmarth, Arena, Sanish, Haymarsh, and Bathgate. Volume 3 also includes a 19 page special section on the abandoned Fortuna Air Force Station, and a map which includes most of the places featured in Volumes 1 through 3.
LIFE Ghost Towns
Author: The Editors of LIFE
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
ISBN: 1547850116
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
LIFE Magazine presents Ghost Towns for LIFE Ghost Towns.
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
ISBN: 1547850116
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
LIFE Magazine presents Ghost Towns for LIFE Ghost Towns.
Wisconsin's Lost Towns
Author: Rhonda Fochs
Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud
ISBN: 9781682010587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wisconsin has over 200 lost, long ago, and nearly gone places. Why they began, why they faded or died encompasses many issues, many reasons. For Rhonda, her love of lost towns and long ago places began in northern Wisconsin, and in this book, she explores the stories and tales of Wisconsin's places of the past.
Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud
ISBN: 9781682010587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wisconsin has over 200 lost, long ago, and nearly gone places. Why they began, why they faded or died encompasses many issues, many reasons. For Rhonda, her love of lost towns and long ago places began in northern Wisconsin, and in this book, she explores the stories and tales of Wisconsin's places of the past.