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References. List of ghost towns in California. Appearance. Coordinates: 37°27′54″N121°58′28″W37.46500°N 121.97444°W. Ghost towns in California were caused by factors including the end of the California gold rush, the creation of new lakes, and the abandonment of formerly-used rail and motor routes. IMP.
Bodie ( / ˈboʊdiː / BOH-dee) is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States. It is about 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe, and 12 mi (19 km) east-southeast of Bridgeport, [6] at an elevation of 8,379 feet (2554 m). [1]
Masonic (formerly Lorena) is a ghost town located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bridgeport, Mono County, California, USA. [1] The town consists of an upper, middle, and lower town; [1] most of the few ruins remaining are in the middle town. Gold was first discovered in the 1860s, but production ceased near the start of the 20th century.
Drawbridge, California. / 37.46500°N 121.97444°W / 37.46500; -121.97444. Drawbridge (formerly Saline City) [2] is a ghost town [3] with an abandoned railroad station located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay, next to Station Island, now a part of the city of Fremont, California, United States. It is located on the Union ...
House from Alma being moved to Menlo Park, CA, July 1962. Alma is a ghost town and drowned town in Santa Clara County in California, United States. It lies beneath the waters of the Lexington Reservoir above Los Gatos. The location is latitude 37.18N and longitude 121.98W. It was 551 feet (168 meters) above sea level.
New Alamosa. Sierra. 1867. 1880. Submerged. Town was abandoned in 1880, due to change in the course of the Rio Grande, some ranches remained. Site was submerged by the Elephant Butte Reservoir . Aleman. Aleman Ranch.
Wrights, California. / 37.13917°N 121.94694°W / 37.13917; -121.94694. Wrights, California (also known as Wrights Station) is a ghost town in unincorporated west Santa Clara County, California. It is located near Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, on the north bank of Los Gatos Creek, east of State Route 17.
California ghost town stubs (43 P) Pages in category "Ghost towns in California" The following 136 pages are in this category, out of 136 total.