Ghost Towns and Mines
EXPLORING HISTORY
Blaire, NV
Columbus Dry Lake Region, NV including:
Borax Works
Broken Toe Mine
Eureka, NV (See also “Ruby HIll, NV”)
(Related: Keystone Drilling Rig)
(Related: Goldfield Railroad Artifacts)
Many more to come!
I’ve been exploring old ghost towns, mines and mining camps for over 25 years. Now that I have my own website I’m trying to get as many of them documented as possible. These fascinating, historic sites are rapidly decaying; many have fallen prey to vandals or fire.
This will be an ongoing process for quite a while, as I have tons of photos to sort and post. Many have never been scanned.
Most the images are fairly small so pages should load reasonably fast.
Some are low resolution scans I transfered from my old computer. Eventually I want to rescan those images to improve the quality and size.
It’s my hope that my photos will be useful as reference to ghost town buffs; and to those who enjoy building scale models of old buildings and mining structures, for model railroads or other purposes.
Email me at raydunakin@aol.com if you have any questions about these sites, new information to provide, or to report broken links. Some images are available for sale.
Also of interest:
Ghost towns, mines, railroads, wildlife, and Ground Zero at a nuclear test site! This was an amazing trip!
Skip to: Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four
I shot a lot of great photos of ghost towns and mines during my latest trip! Click the link above for the whole story.
Photos of petroglyphs and other Indian artifacts that I’ve encountered on my trips.
Beautiful photos of desert thunderstorms, rainbows, and other weather phenomenon.
The desert is a colorful place in the spring!
A few of the critters I’ve encountered.
Vintage Machinery and Vehicles
Photos of interesting old machinery, vehicles and other equipment found at ghost towns, mines, or elsewhere.
Updated August 2009. Several new sites added!
Note to modelers:
Many of the structures I’ve photographed would make great additions to your model railroad. It is my hope that these photos can be a useful reference resource.
If you need larger, higher resolution images, just let me know. Also, in many cases I have additional detail photos and alternate viewing angles that have not been posted online.
NEW! Unusual Sites
These are places of interest that are hard to categorize. They aren’t ghost towns or mines, but they may have some historical significance. Or they may simply be strange.
Copyright Notice:
The contents of this entire site are property of Ray R. Dunakin III except where noted, and may not be used without permission.