Chloride City, California
Ghost town in California, United States
36°42′24″N 116°52′56″W / 36.70667°N 116.88222°W / 36.70667; -116.88222Chloride City is a ghost town in Inyo County, California, United States.[1] It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northeast of Beatty Junction,[2] at an elevation of 4,770 ft (1,450 m).[1] The former settlement is in Death Valley National Park.
The town was established in 1905 when the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold discovery brought people into the area. The ghost town contains numerous adits, dumps, and the grave of James McKay, of whom nothing is known.[3] The town also holds the remains of three stamp mills.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloride City, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1154. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Latschar, John A. (1981). History Resource Study: A History of Mining in Death Valley National Monument. National Park Service. p. 258. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Death Valley Ghost Towns: National Park Service.
External links
- "Chloride City". ghosttowns.com.
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