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Bodie, California ghost town
Gold Rush era
Bodie, California
Est. 1859 · State Historic Park
 Rhyolite ghost town Nevada ruins
Silver rush
Rhyolite, Nevada
1904–1916
 Jerome Arizona ghost town
Copper mining
Jerome, Arizona
1876–1953
 Thurmond West Virginia ghost town
Coal mining
Thurmond, W. Virginia
1873–1980s
 Bannack Montana ghost town
Gold Rush
Bannack, Montana
Est. 1862
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Bingham Canyon, Utah: The Copper City Its Own Mine Devoured
Bingham Canyon, Utah: The Copper City Its Own Mine Devoured
Utah
Gilman, Colorado: The Clifftop Company Town That Became a Superfund Site
Gilman, Colorado: The Clifftop Company Town That Became a Superfund Site
Colorado
St. Marie, Montana: The Cold War Ghost Town That Was Glasgow Air Force Base
St. Marie, Montana: The Cold War Ghost Town That Was Glasgow Air Force Base
Montana
Picher, Oklahoma: America’s Most Toxic Ghost Town
Picher, Oklahoma: America’s Most Toxic Ghost Town
Oklahoma
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Bingham Canyon, Utah: The Copper City Its Own Mine Devoured
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Bingham Canyon, Utah: The Copper City Its Own Mine Devoured
Home › Utah Ghost Towns › Bingham Canyon Bingham Canyon, Utah: The Copper City Its Own Mine DevouredUtahCopper MiningMining era · 1848–197216 min readSettled1848 — mining from 1863Peak population~15,000 (1920s)Population...
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