Ghost Town Living - The History of Cerro Gordo Mines
It’s History23 Sep 2021

Ghost Town Living - The History of Cerro Gordo Mines

Today we discover the story of America's most unusual Ghost town Cerro Gordo California. Made famous by the towns unusual owner Brent Underwood of Ghost town living - its legacy is enjoyed by fans from around the world. @GhostTownLiving also happens to be my favourite Youtube channel. According to https://cerrogordomines.com Cerro Gordo is located on the western slope of the Inyo Mountains about seven miles east of Keeler and thirty miles south of Independence. It was the first major silver strike in Owens Valley. Long before the area was developed, Mexicans had been crawling the mountain they called Cerro Gordo, meaning "Fat Hill," looking for silver. However, an early group was attacked by Indians and three of the five prospectors were killed. Two were held captive and when they were released, were required to promise never to return. However, after Fort Independence was established and the Indian activity subsided, the Mexicans came back in 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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