Arizona's Best Ghost Towns
Author | : Philip Varney |
Publisher | : Northland Pub |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1980-01-01 |
Genre | : Arizona |
ISBN | : 9780873582179 |
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Author | : Philip Varney |
Publisher | : Northland Pub |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1980-01-01 |
Genre | : Arizona |
ISBN | : 9780873582179 |
Author | : James E. Sherman |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1969-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806108438 |
A pictorial survey of the past history of more than one hundred former mining towns in Arizona
Author | : Thelma Heatwole |
Publisher | : Primer Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780914846109 |
Visit the golden past of Arizona's cities. See adobe ruins, old mines, cemeteries, cabins and castles! Experience Arizona's history!
Author | : Philip Varney |
Publisher | : Arizona Highways Books |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780916179441 |
A guide to ghost towns and abandoned mining camps in Arizona includes historical photographs, a color portfolio, regional maps, descriptions, and directions to each site.
Author | : Carolyn Bauer |
Publisher | : American Traveler Press |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781558380950 |
Striking full-colour guides. Bound in water repellent, film laminated covers. Extensive center-spread maps of the state highlights locations featured in each book. Special 8-pocket and 4-pocket lucite display racks available with purchase of the series.
Author | : Lambert Florin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Arizona |
ISBN | : 9780875643250 |
Author | : Jim Hinckley |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2010-03-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780760332214 |
For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities that first thrived and ultimately demised in the region's rugged, sprawling landscapes. Today, the Southwest lures visitors with its majestic natural scenery and links to a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. In Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James present the colorful stories, colorful characters, and colorful landscapes that bring to life these landmarks of our past.
Author | : Philip Varney |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1994-03-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780806126081 |
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.
Author | : James E. Sherman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Arizona |
ISBN | : |
Information is provided about the ghost towns of Arizona. A list of the towns, as well as an image map is provided to offer links to additional information about the towns. Brief histories and images are provided on the towns.
Author | : Jim Hinckley |
Publisher | : Quarto Publishing Group USA |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2010-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1616738952 |
For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities that first thrived and ultimately demised in the region's rugged, sprawling landscapes. Today, the Southwest lures visitors with its majestic natural scenery and links to a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. In Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James present the colorful stories, colorful characters, and colorful landscapes that bring to life these landmarks of our past.