Black Hawk was a secondary part of the gold rush. Located down the gulch from Gregory Diggings, it was probably named because a mill erected there came from the Black Hawk Company of Rock Island, Illinois. While water was scarce to its ...
Prepared by the West's most traveled spook hunter, this is an accurate guide to over 400 ghost towns in the western U.S. and Canada. With tales of greed and gold,...
Survey of abandoned towns, mostly mining towns, in the West. Well illustrated.
The history of many deserted towns, scattered across the western states, is revealed in nineteenthand twentieth-century photography
Whether you’re envisioning a marathon ghost towns tour or simply want to visit a vestige of the past near your home, this book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the ...