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Also, pictured is an 1890 Porter 0-4-0 narrow gauge steam engine which once was used in the gold mines of Goldfield. The Main Street of the town features a reenactment of a western shootout (a photo is also included in the picture gallery). The town is located at 4650 N, Mammoth Mine Road within the jurisdiction of Apache Junction, Arizona. [8]
The Goldfield Mountains of Arizona are located adjacent to the Superstition Mountains, between Usery Pass and Canyon Lake (Arizona). In 1893, the southern part of the Goldfield Mountains was a large mining district. [1]
Between 1862 and 1877, the Bradshaw Trail was the main stagecoach and wagon route between Southern California and the gold fields of La Paz and other places in western Arizona. The La Paz - Wikenburg Road connected the Bradshaw Trail to the interior of Arizona Territory and the mining districts there. Olive City was the first Bradshaw ferry ...
"Dutchman's Gold" was a chart hit in 1960 for Walter Brennan. [53] "When the Man Comes, Follow Him" episode of the CBS Radio series Escape aired on April 9, 1949. [54] "The Peralta Map" episode of the CBS Radio series Suspense aired on March 10, 1957. [55] Lost Dutchman Mine, a 1989 video game for various platforms.
Historic overland stage route connecting the Arizona gold fields to Southern California. Passes through the Chuckwalla, Orocopia, and Mule mountains. [12] II Buckhorn Back Country Byway: California, Nevada: 27 43 US 395 in Ravendale: Washoe County Route 447 north of Gerlach
This is a partial list of ghost towns in Arizona in the United States. ... gold, silver and copper mining town Cerbat: Campbell Mohave: c. 1869: c. 1912: Neglected site:
An abandoned charcoal kiln, near Walker, Arizona. Gold was first discovered in the Bradshaws in 1863, over $2,000,000 worth being taken from just the Crown King Mine. [4] Copper and silver were also mined in the early part of the 20th century. Within Mount Union lies the Poland Junction silver mine. [5]
La Paz grew in the spring of 1862 along the Colorado River to serve the miners washing placer gold in the La Paz Mining District. This district produced about 50,000 troy ounces of gold per year in 1863 and 1864. [5] La Paz had a population of 1,500 and was a stage stop between Fort Whipple, Arizona and San Bernardino, California. [6]