Whether they will succeed or if the settlement crumbles back into the earth is a question only time will tell. As it was popular for mining silver, it also. It produced 4.5 million ounces of silver in the 1870s and 1880s. Silver was transported hundreds of miles to Las Vegas and it was said that the silver from Cerro Gordo made the town in the desert. In its heyday the town boasted 4000 residents, 100 outhouses, 7 saloons and 3 brothels. First discovered by Mexican miners led by Pablo Flores in 1865 soon became the go to spot for silver. Cerro Gordo was established in 1865 when silver was discovered on Lake Buena Vista peak. They hope to use the money to restore the town. High in the Inyo Mountains lies a town known as Cerro Gordo a.k.a. In 2018, Cerro Gordo was purchased for $1.4 million by a group of entrepreneurs from Los Angeles. Cerro Gordo was established in 1865 and went on the be the most prosperous silver mine in Californias history. Robert Desmarais, coincidentally a former miner, serves as the town’s unofficial caretaker. Living in an abandoned ghost town, trying to bring it back to life. A little over a month after a 19th century ghost town in California called Cerro Gordo went on sale, Brent Underwood bought it for 1.4 million, real estate agent Jake Rasmuson said. After switching from silver to zinc, the Union Mine finally closed down in 1938, causing the town’s population to dwindle.Īs of 2019, the town has a population of two. With no sheriff for miles around, killing was just a common occurrence.īut as with many of the mining towns that cropped up in the American West, Cerro Gordo’s existence was short-lived. Main street of the silver-mining ghost town of Cerro Gordo, Looking E to mine dumps and Cerro Gordo Peak, Inyo County. Looking west over Cerro Gordo down to Owens Valley below and the Sierra Nevadas beyond, Inyo County, CA, USA - panoramio.jpg.
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Cerro Gordo was founded in 1865 and has been abandoned for 100 years. Even the doctor of the town had enough and left scared for his life. The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. On this week’s episode, they visited Underwood’s abandoned ghost town in Cerro Gordo and even got to sleep in a building Underwood claims ‘is haunted’. At one point, the casualty rate was one soul per week. During the dusk-to-dawn lockdown, key evidence is documented to uncover the truth behind paranormal activity.
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But where whiskey flows, so often does blood. With nothing much to do in those days, drinking was the usual pastime, and there were no shortage of saloons present. Cerro Gordo brought in thousands of miners-and various unsavory characters.
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When silver was discovered on Buena Vista Peak in 1865, a town was soon established. Although ghost towns are common in the rough and tumble California desert, Cerro Gordo stands out with its lethal legacy.