Garfield, Utah: The Company Town That Was Moved Away One House at a Time
At its peak Garfield was a company town of 3,500 on the Great Salt Lake shore. In 1955 its owners condemned it — and moved all 394 houses to Magna, one at a time.
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Kennecott, Alaska: The $200 Million Copper Ghost Town in the Wrangell Mountains
Kennecott, Alaska produced over a billion pounds of copper before it shut down in 1938. Today it is one of North America’s best-preserved industrial ghost towns, deep in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park.
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Jerome Ghost Town, Arizona: The Billion-Dollar Copper Camp That Slid Downhill
Home › Arizona Ghost Towns › Jerome Ghost Town Jerome Ghost Town, Arizona: The Billion-Dollar Copper Camp That Slid Downhill Arizona Gold & Silver Mining Free to explore · ~14 min read Quick facts First mining claims1875 Town incorporated1899 Peak population~15,000 (1920s) Current population~450 residents Elevation5,200 ft on a 30° slope Primary industryCopper mining Major…
