JEROME, Arizona – In a few short years, Jerome went from a billion-dollar mining town to one of the nation’s biggest ghost towns. And then it reinvented itself again, as a tourist town and ...

Jerome became a thriving town with civic buildings, a growing population and two major copper mines in the early 1900s. Little Daisy Mine, developed in 1912 by James S. Douglas, closed during The ...

Can you pan for gold in Jerome AZ? Guests at Gold King Mine can pan for gold ($18) or gems ($12) under the guidance of knowledgeable staff. What's ahead for Gold King Mine and Ghost Town ...

Here's the story of these haunted towns. Jerome. According to Arizona State Parks, Jerome's modern history began in 1876 when three prospectors discovered rich copper deposits in the area, leading ...

Check out the 10 best ghost towns in Arizona with stops in Ruby, Oatman, Tombstone, Castle Dome ... the bustling mining town of Jerome peaked at a population of 15,000 which quickly dwindled after ...

The ghost town is west of Bagdad at milepost 148 ½ on U.S. 93 between Wickenburg and Kingman. The settlement, now with a population of zero, was established in 1977 by Richard "Buddy" Kenworthy.

Cops in Jerome, a historic Arizona ghost town popular with tourists, have been forced to remind locals that justice in the Old West should be doled out with civility these days.

Now, Jerome's thriving tourism industry keeps the town on the map. Travelers from all over the world come to Jerome to explore the former ghost town's (haunted) history, as well as its restaurants ...

Gold King Mine Ghost Town location Where: 1000 Jerome-Perkinsville Road, just outside of Jerome, AZ. Turn at the Jerome Fire Station and follow the signs for 1 mile.