We took a road trip today to mexico...more about that on the next blog.
On the way there ya go thru a "ghost town" called shafter.
Gene was sorry there wasn't even a gas station...he had to pee.
It wasn't a true ghost town cos there are about 10 folks living there.
It is 18 miles north of Presidio Texas.
Silver was discovered in Shafter in 1880 and in 1884 new machinery was brought in and the mining really began.
It became a company town and everyone was dependent on the company.
In 1943 the population was 1,500.
Picture #1. is the mines.
#2. click on it and make it big. We think these were where the miners lived. See how each room has a chimney?
#3. is elephant rock...see it looks sorta like an elephant?
#4. main street stores falling apart.
#7. it's a spring.
#8. shafter main street 1930's.
It was interesting and a place we'd never seen...didn't take long to see it.
There was a historical marker about fighting off Apache Indians.
Stay tuned for part 2 of the day trip.
love, mary
1 comment:
In photo #5 of the Shafter series - aren't those representations of the First and Second Cavalry shoulder patches painted on the house? I can't make the the photo large enough for me to tell.
R.B.
Post a Comment