We'll grill out and enjoy some beverages. The fire also claimed the Crapo House and the Ice House which neighbored the American Hotel. We are crushed, this was the main gathering point of our town and one of its most historic and beautiful buildings. The road through town is on plublic land, so seeing the town is always possible, but if you want to stay and look around - please call Robert 1-76 and talk to him about seeing the. Would love to host a 'reddit weekend' up here once covid dies down. Early yesterday morning the American Hotel burned down at Cerro Gordo. IMPORTANT: If you are planning a trip to Cerro Gordo you need to know that the ghost town is all private property and has a caretaker. COVID-19 and other things are impacting that plan heavily.ĮDIT: If you want to follow along with the updates, here is our Instagram: ĮDIT 2: Thank you so much reddit for all the interest in support in the town. The plan was to develop a hospitality destination where people would stay overnight. Adjusted for inflation, that number is close to $500,000,000.Ĭurrently, there are about 22 buildings still standing over 380 acres. In total, there has been over $17,000,000 of minerals pulled from Cerro Gordo. Should it be uncomfortably severed, we would inevitably collapse.” This 23.7 mile road travels up a steep canyon in the Inyo Mountains to Cerro Gordo mine/ghost town and then down the east side to Saline Valley Road in Lee Flat. It is the silver cord that binds our present existence. Directions: From the west: take CA 136 at Keeler, 12 miles east of Lone Pine Site Location and Description: Cerro Gordo Road provides an alternate entry point into Death Valley and Saline Valley Road. “What Los Angeles is, is mainly due to it. During the dusk-to-dawn lockdown, key evidence is documented to uncover the truth behind paranormal activity. The prosperity of Cerro Gordo demanded a larger port city and pushed LA to develop quickly. The silver from Cerro Gordo was responsible for building Los Angeles. According to Underwood, the town has a long and bloody history.
We've done a number of renovations since buying and the last year or so has been filled with lots of adventures and people.Ĭerro Gordo was originally established in 1865 and by 1869 they were pulling 340 tons of bullion out of the mountain for Los Angeles. Brent Underwood/Cerro Gordo Cerro Gordo was founded in 1865 and was once the largest mining town in California, but it was left abandoned for almost 100 years after the silver mines dried up. I'm up here socially distancing and currently snowed in with at least 4 ft of snow on our 7 mile road back to civilization. I'm currently at the town filling in for our caretaker who has been home for past 3 weeks.
About a year ago, I did an AMA about a former mining town I purchased with a friend called Cerro Gordo.
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