welcome to vulture city.... - a photo on Flickriver

            Another shot of the old Ford truck that greets visitors to Vulture City ghost town south of Wickenburg, AZ. The old town was started in the late 1860's when gold was discovered nearby by Henry Wickenburg. By 1875,some 5000 people lived in this desolate mountain area.It was truly a challenge to live and work here. Resources were limited and hard to ship into the area. Bandits and Indians frequently raided the supply wagons. Less than half the gold mined here ever made it to market for the same reasons. Disease ran rampant as well. 30 school children died from a diphtheria outbreak in the mid 1870's as well.By the late 1880's the town was well into decline as the easy gold was exhausted. Mining continued here until 1942 on a limited basis. The town was then pretty much abandoned. 

Today, Vulture City is a tourist destination. Many of the remaining mine buildings have been restored and the old mine is being reworked. There is life again at old Vulture City!

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Westpark Mobile Home Park (show map)

Taken on: February 27, 2022

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Camera: Nikon D3500, f/9.0, 1/323 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3500
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/323)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Snapseed 2.0
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