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Welcome to Western Mining History. My goal for this site is to document the historical, social, and political landscape of the American West through a study of its mining heritage. This is a huge and ongoing project. I currently have over 4,000 images in the database and expect to add many more in the near future. I hope you find this site as informative and enjoyable to view as it was for me to create.
Aaron Walton, Webmaster
Town profiles have been added for Courtland, Arizona;
Gleeson, Arizona; Lowell, Arizona; Pearce, Arizona; Warren, Arizona.
Town profiles have been added for Julian, California; Randsburg, California; Skidoo, California; Rhyolite, Nevada; and Vulture City, Arizona.
WMH has had a bunch of miscellaneous changes and updates over the last few months and I wanted to summarize those here.
Town profiles have been added for Columbia, California; Fiddletown, California; Murphys, California; Volcano, California
I have scanned and uploaded 24 images from postcards and prints I've had lying around for a while.
Latest Blog
- May Update: 5 New Mining Town Profiles
- 5 New Mining Towns and About Page Added
- About the Western Mining History Website
- Summary of Recent Site Updates
- What is a Ghost Town? WMH’s Town Classifications Explained
- Images of America: Austin Nevada
- 4 new mining towns added to the database
- FAQ: Why are so many towns missing?
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- Mining Towns Profiled: 120
- Mines Profiled: 29,598
- Total Images: 4,005