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Author : Leland Feitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780936564067
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of the Cripple Creek District written by Leland Feitz and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan MacKell Collins
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625857837
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Lost Ghost Towns of Teller County written by Jan MacKell Collins and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout Teller County, history lovers can find abandoned towns and forgotten main streets that once bustled with life and commerce. Even before Teller was carved from surrounding counties, the scenic mountains and lucrative mines of the gold rush era brought thousands of settlers and attracted resort owners and tycoons eager to exploit the rich setting. Seemingly overnight, towns in the Cripple Creek District and other places popped up, flush with gold and people looking for opportunity. As the ore disappeared, the miners moved on in search of the next big lode. One by one, the towns were all but forgotten. Join Jan MacKell Collins and discover the booming history, lost towns and hardy settlers of Teller County.
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996564106
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (641 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns Reborn written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Le Grand, for almost three decades, has pried into all the nooks and crannies of the Cripple Creek Mining District, including the major towns of Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado. He has given his personal interpretation of just what has transpired from start to now in one of the greatest mining ventures of modern times. His fascination with the high elevation, the harsh climate conditions and the remaining antecedent architecture from roaring, wealthy times are thoughtfully and handsomely illustrated in, "Ghost Towns Reborn."
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578160122
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns Reborn written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Le Grand, for almost three decades, has pried into all the nooks and crannies of the Cripple Creek Mining District, including the major towns of Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado. He has given his personal interpretation of just what has transpired from start to now in one of the greatest mining ventures of modern times. His fascination with the high elevation, the harsh climate conditions and the remaining antecedent architecture from roaring, wealthy times ate thoughtfully and handsomely illustrated in, "Ghost Towns Reborn."
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Ghosts of Teller County written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of Colorado written by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Muriel Sibell Wolle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Stampede to Timberline written by Muriel Sibell Wolle and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin Singel
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781719553469
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)
Download or read book Finding Gold in Colorado - Prospector's Edition written by Kevin Singel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel guide book inspired by the gold prospecting origin of Colorado. Includes touring information on all the major towns founded as gold mining camps as well as summaries of each town's origin story. Includes reviews and recommendations on historic districts to visit, mines to tour, driving tours of ghost towns and places to gold pan. Includes information on 16 historic districts, 31 museums, 18 mines, 186 gold panning sites across the state of Colorado. Thoroughly researched to confirm public access to the panning sites (no private property or areas subject to mining claim has been included - unlike other books.)Written by a long-time Colorado resident and gold prospector. Based on years of research and field work.Get your share of the gold by prospecting for it in historic, urban, and remote locations across the gold districts of Colorado.
Author : Robert L. Brown
Publisher : Caxton Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870043420
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (434 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies written by Robert L. Brown and published by Caxton Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps. There is an informal history of each town, along with early and contemporary photographs to aid in site identification.
Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 9780896584181
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of Colorado written by Philip Varney and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for adventure as Philip Varney and John Drew take you on a tour of Colorado’s most fascinating historic mining camps and ghost towns. Ghost Towns of Colorado provides comprehensive information on more than 90 towns and sites from Cripple Creek to Leadville; from Silverton to Georgetown and Crested Butte to help you discover this engaging region for yourself. If you’re an armchair visitor, you’ll appreciate the rich color photos and descriptive text that bring the region to life; if you’re an actual visitor you’ll appreciate the directions and the many maps that make traveling the area a breeze. Chapters are arranged geographically by regions, and Varney provides precise directions and mileage to sites, plus information on what roads can be reached via car, truck, or 4-wheel drive. Philip Varney is also the author of Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has written books on ghost towns in Arizona and in Southern California. Photographer John Drew, along with his wife Susan, teamed up with Varney for Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has photographed ghost towns throughout the West.
Author : Peter Le Grand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781320564366
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (643 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns Reborn written by Peter Le Grand and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Le Grand, for almost three decades, has pried into all the nooks and crannies of the Cripple Creek Mining District, including the major towns of Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado. He has given his personal interpretation of just what has transpired from start to now in one of the greatest mining ventures of modern times. His fascination with the high elevation, the harsh climate conditions and the remaining antecedent architecture from roaring, wealthy times are thoughtfully and handsomely illustrated in, "Ghost Towns Reborn."
Author : Sandra Dallas
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806120843
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps written by Sandra Dallas and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom
Author : Jan MacKell Collins
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467135127
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Lost Ghost Towns of Teller County written by Jan MacKell Collins and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout Teller County, history lovers can find abandoned towns and forgotten main streets that once bustled with life and commerce. Even before Teller was carved from surrounding counties, the scenic mountains and lucrative mines of the gold rush era brought thousands of settlers and attracted resort owners and tycoons eager to exploit the rich setting. Seemingly overnight, towns in the Cripple Creek District and other places popped up, flush with gold and people looking for opportunity. As the ore disappeared, the miners moved on in search of the next big lode. One by one, the towns were all but forgotten. Join Jan MacKell Collins and discover the booming history, lost towns and hardy settlers of Teller County.
Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1610600908
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of the Mountain West written by Philip Varney and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2010-07-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rocky Mountain and Great Basin states are the heart of ghost-town country. Once-bustling pioneer outposts, mining camps, lumber towns, and railroad villages stand today as reminders of the glory days of gold rushes, industrial progress, and that pioneering spirit of the Old West. This book guides readers to the fascinating and scenic ghost towns of Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Varney highlights popular tourist destinations as well as out-of-the-way spots unfamiliar even to natives of the region. Maps, historical background, and stunning color photographs bring to life dozens of ghost towns and provide practical information for exploring this fascinating chapter of American history.
Author : Bill O'Neal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of the American West written by Bill O'Neal and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs of Ghost Towns.
Author : Perry Eberhart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps written by Perry Eberhart and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carolyn Bauer
Publisher : American Traveler Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558380677
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Colorado Traveler - Colorado Ghost Towns written by Carolyn Bauer and published by American Traveler Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you travel the state, read about the life and times of people from years past. An excellent map in the centrefold, and driving directions on each page make it easy to find the ghost towns, some now abandoned and others alive with new "pioneers".
