The town was born during Colorado’s silver and gold rush and though the Silver Panic of 1893 slowed its growth, mining actually continued into the 20 th century. Remnants of its mining days are ...

There are plenty of old and abandoned mining towns in the United States, such as Kennecott, the overlooked Alaskan ghost town ...

New Mexico, US – Outside Tony’s Rock Shop in the sleepy town of Magdalena, in New Mexico, Ben Valentino Otero stands amid a menagerie of animal statues, two wooden eagles, a merry-go-round ...

Once a booming mining town of 10,000 gold miners in the late 1800’s, this town boasts one of the most well-preserved towns, including 200 buildings, saloons and bank vault. It’s now a ...

Leadville is a place with a proud history, and this week, the town nabbed a title as one of USA Today’s Best Historic Small Towns. Leadville ranked no. 10 in the 2020 list of USA Today’s ...

Coal’s decline has changed what Kentucky locals call the Tri-Cities of Cumberland, Benham, and Lynch. But these old mountain mining towns are counting on their natural beauty, history, and ...

One of the US' newest national parks has put West Virginia in the spotlight, but there's a deeper history to discover in the remnants of its African American coal communities.

I was headed for the Tri-Cities, three towns in southeastern Kentucky close to the border with West Virginia. Cumberland, Benham and Lynch were once thriving coal mining towns, basking in the ...