Vindicator Valley


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Vindicator Valley holds the ghostly remains of many famous hard rock mines.  Long ago the drills fell silent here.  Now only a few stark reminders to all the toils of the miners remain.


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The top of the Theresa Mine.


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What is left of Goldfield.

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An old explosives bunker.

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Goldfield

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The town of Goldfield used to be a thriving bedroom community for the Cripple Creek Mining District with several trains and an electric streetcar serving the town.  Now there are just a few houses and memories.

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A few abandoned railroad coaches were used for a time as housing before being forgotten in the weeds.