Ghost Towns of Northern California
Title | Ghost Towns of Northern California PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Drew, Philip Varney, John Drew |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | |
Genre | 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.
Ghost Towns of Northern California
Title | Ghost Towns of Northern California PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Varney |
Publisher | Voyageur Press (MN) |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | 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.
Ghost Towns of Northern California
Title | Ghost Towns of Northern California PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Varney |
Publisher | Voyageur Press (MN) |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | California, Northern |
ISBN | 9780896584440 |
A pictorial discovery guide through about 50 of Northern California's most
Ghost Towns of California
Title | Ghost Towns of California PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Varney |
Publisher | Voyageur Press |
Total Pages | 241 |
Release | 2012-07-15 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1610585631 |
Ghost Towns of California is a guidebook to the state's best boomtowns. Once thriving, these abandoned mining 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. Featured are color maps, driving and walking directions, town histories, touring recommendations, and stunning color photography of 70 sites, including the famous Bodie. Come see where it all started at the mother lode, and trace the great migration throughout the region. Visit the northern mines and the ghosts of San Francisco Bay, the Eastern Sierra, Death Valley, and the Mojave Desert. This is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West!
Southern California's Best Ghost Towns
Title | Southern California's Best Ghost Towns PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Varney |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | 170 |
Release | 1994-03-01 |
Genre | 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.
Ghost Towns of California
Title | Ghost Towns of California PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Voyageur Press (MN) |
Total Pages | 241 |
Release | 2012-07-15 |
Genre | 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.
California Ghost Town Trails
Title | California Ghost Town Trails PDF eBook |
Author | Mickey G. Broman |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | California |
ISBN | 9780935182217 |
Best-selling guide showing the best-known ghost towns in the state. Detailed maps, interesting facts and historical data.