Book Description
A travel guide to northern California's 50 deserted mining towns, plus the "ghost prison" of Alcatraz and a couple of Chinese fishing villages in the San Francisco Bay area.
Author : Susan Drew, Philip Varney, John Drew
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 13,40 MB
Release :
Category : California, Northern
ISBN : 9781610600804
A travel guide to northern California's 50 deserted mining towns, plus the "ghost prison" of Alcatraz and a couple of Chinese fishing villages in the San Francisco Bay area.
Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 28,45 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780896584426
A travel guide to northern California's 50 deserted mining towns, plus the "ghost prison" of Alcatraz and a couple of Chinese fishing villages in the San Francisco Bay area.
Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,4 MB
Release : 2001
Category : California, Northern
ISBN : 9780896584440
A pictorial discovery guide through about 50 of Northern California's most
Author :
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 19,91 MB
Release : 2012-07-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 076034082X
"A guide to the best ghost towns of California. Once thriving, these abandoned mining camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to explore these sites, including maps, directions, history, and photos"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Northwest Distributors, LLC
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 2002
Category : California
ISBN : 9780972044110
Author : Christopher Bruce Perry
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
ISBN :
Author : John G. Edmonds
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 18,73 MB
Release : 2016-04-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781532930935
The 1849 Gold Rush lives today throughout Northern California, from the name of a San Francisco football team to the many small towns -- including "ghost towns" -- scattered throughout the Sierra Nevada foothills. This book visits 10 of those towns, all for the fun of searching for gold and ghosts.
Author : Mickey G. Broman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,38 MB
Release : 1985
Category : California
ISBN : 9780935182217
Best-selling guide showing the best-known ghost towns in the state. Detailed maps, interesting facts and historical data.
Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,50 MB
Release : 1994-03-01
Category : 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 :
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0760343160
Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest is a guidebook to the best boomtowns of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Once thriving centers for mining, fishing, logging, and national defense, these abandoned camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Ghost town expert Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to know to explore these remnants of the past. Featuring color maps, driving and walking directions, town histories, touring recommendations, and stunning color photography, Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest details famous sites such as Port Gamble (Washington), Fort Steele (British Columbia), and Jacksonville (Oregon) — in addition to out-of-the-way gems like Holden (Washington), Sandon (British Columbia), and Flora (Oregon). See the region as you have never seen it before with this essential guidebook to the glory days of the Pacific Northwest!