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9780896584440

Ghost Towns of Northern California : Your Guide to Ghost Towns and Historic Mining Camps

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  • ISBN13:

    9780896584440

  • ISBN10:

    0896584445

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-05-01
  • Publisher: Voyageur Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $29.95

Summary

A pictorial discovery guide through about 50 of Northern California's most fascinating ghost towns. From out-of-the-way Campo Seco and New Idria to popular sites such as Coloma and Bodie. Arranged by region with travel information, rich color photos and maps.

Table of Contents

To the Reader 8(2)
Introduction: ``Gold! Gold! Gold in the American River!'' 10(5)
Ghosts of the Mother Lode
15(46)
The Coloma Area
16(8)
Coloma
16(6)
Georgetown
22(2)
The Jackson Area
24(14)
Jackson
24(1)
Volcano
24(6)
Fiddletown
30(2)
Amador City
32(1)
Mokelumne Hill
33(2)
Campo Seco
35(3)
The Columbia Area
38(14)
Columbia
38(3)
Murphys
41(5)
Sheep Ranch
46(3)
Chinese Camp
49(2)
Knights Ferry
51(1)
The Coulterville Area
52(9)
Coulterville
52(3)
Bear Valley
55(1)
Hornitos
56(1)
La Grange
57(4)
Ghosts of the Northern Mines
61(30)
The Grass Valley Area
62(17)
Nevada City
62(3)
The Grass Valley Loop
65(1)
Rough and Ready
65(1)
Smartville
66(1)
Timbuctoo
66(3)
Bridgeport
69(2)
French Corral
71(1)
North San Juan
71(1)
North Bloomfield and Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
72(4)
Gold Run and Dutch Flat
76(1)
Gold Run
76(1)
Dutch Flat
77(2)
The Oroville Area
79(12)
Oregon City and Cherokee
79(1)
Oregon City
79(1)
Cherokee
80(1)
Forbestown, Strawberry Valley, and La Porte
81(1)
Forbestown
81(1)
Strawberry Valley
81(2)
La Porte
83(1)
Johnsville and Plumas-Eureka State Park
83(1)
Plumas-Eureka State Park
83(1)
Johnsville
84(1)
Sierra City
84(1)
Downieville
85(3)
Forest City
88(3)
Ghosts of the North Country
91(18)
The Redding Area
92(17)
Shasta
92(3)
French Gulch
95(1)
Weaverville
95(4)
Helena
99(1)
Callahan
100(2)
Hamburg
102(1)
Ingot
103(2)
Fort Bidwell and High Grade
105(1)
Fort Bidwell
105(1)
High Grade
106(3)
Ghosts of San Francisco Bay
109(24)
Alcatraz
110(5)
Angel Island
115(4)
China Camp
119(3)
Somerville (The Black Diamond Mines)
122(1)
Locke
122(4)
Drawbridge
126(1)
New Almaden
126(5)
New Idria
131(2)
Ghosts of the Eastern Sierra
133(19)
Bodie
134(9)
Masonic
143(5)
Bennettville
148(1)
Mono Pass
148(4)
Glossary of Mining Terms 152(2)
Bibliography 154(2)
Acknowledgments 156(2)
Index 158(2)
About the Author and Photographers 160

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