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| Places: Italians in Malaga - New Mexico |
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Anyone who has visited or will visit Carlsbad Caverns will pass through the settlement of White’s City, New Mexico.
Note: By Phyllis Eileen Banks
http://www.southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Southeast/Eddy/BlackRiverVillageLovingLo.html
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| Places: CIBOLA GHOST TOWN (ARIZONA) |
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Cibola is a legendary piece of land that was thought to have been the reason European explorers first came to the southwest. Fertile lands just off the Colorado river were named Cibola after the legendary land. A town was formed in Cibola valley in 1898 and construction began on a 16 mile canal to bring water from the river to the town.
Note: CIBOLA GHOST TOWN
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/cibola.html
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| Places: LIDA GHOST TOWN (NEVADA) |
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Lida enjoyed two boom periods. Like nearby Palmetto, Lida was first founded in the late 1860's, an outgrowth of the Aurora boom. It boomed again in the first decade of the 20th century, it being rejuvenated during the Tonopah / Goldfield boom.
Note: LIDA GHOST TOWN
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/lida.html
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| Places: COLUMBUS GHOST TOWN (NEVADA) |
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Columbus was founded in 1865 by silver miners. But a rich supply of salt was discovered nearby and by 1866 the population had grown to 200. In 1871 borax was also discovered and by 1873 there were several companies at work.
Note: COLUMBUS GHOST TOWN
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/columbus.html
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| Places: MARIETTA GHOST TOWN (NEVADA) |
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Marietta was a source of salt and borax starting about 1867. Marietta became a town in 1877 and within one year contained 150 people, 13 saloons, a post office, several stores, and many stone and adobe huts.
Note: MARIETTA GHOST TOWN
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/marietta.html
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| Places: AURORA GHOST TOWN (NEVADA) |
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Just inside the Nevada border, the biggest problem of this town was deciding just that. For years the town was governed by both California and Nevada until it was finally determined the town was 3 miles inside the Nevada border .
Note: AURORA GHOST TOWN
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/aurora.html
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| Places: CARRARA GHOST TOWN (NEVADA) |
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Carrara had an unusual railroad that serviced the quarry above the townsite. It was an unpowered cantalevered railroad. It basically involved a single standard guage track upon wooden ties that ran arrow straight up into the hills.
Note: CARRARA GHOST TOWN
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/carrara.html
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ANGELS CAMP
History. The streams in the area were mined shortly after the beginning of the gold rush.
Note: ANGELS CAMP
http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/dist-angelscamp.html
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| Places: THE VIRTUAL CALIFORNIA GOLD COUNTRY |
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Il numero considerevole di web site sul Gold Rush sono riferiti, per la maggior parte dei casi, alla zona dove fu scoperto l’oro nel 1848.
Note: THE VIRTUAL CALIFORNIA GOLD COUNTRY
http://malakoff.com/goldcountry/index.htm
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