Cerro Gordo CALIFORNIA "images of America" series-Inyo Mountains, Lone Pine area

Description: Cerro Gordo CALIFORNIA "images of America" series-Inyo Mountains, Lone Pine area. Pages 127, Approx size: 9" x 6.5" , 2012 new-old stock; 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. The Cerro Gordo Mines are a collection of abandoned mines located in Cerro Gordo in the Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, near Lone Pine, California. Mining operations spanned 1866 to 1957, producing high grade silver, lead, zinc ore, and more rarely gold ore and copper ore. You can visit this place too. I am happy to combine shipping. The more you buy, the more you save on shipping. An additional item usually adds about a dollar or so when shipped together with original purchase. I will give a shipping quote on request. Thank you for browsing ANTIQUE SUPER STORE listings. Check out the bargains in the “BUY IT NOW”.

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