California Historic Newspapers

Articles published by Destination 4x4 which are tagged as ghost towns which are known to operate a California Historic Newspapers

Aurora, NV Photograph by James L Rathbun

Aurora Nevada – Mineral County Ghost Town

Aurora, Nevada, was a prominent mining boomtown in Mineral County, founded in 1860 during the early silver and gold rushes of the American West. Known…
The Standard Mill, Bodie, CA. Photograph by James L Rathbun

Bodie California – Mono County Ghost Town

Bodie, California is the ghost town by which all others are judged.  Located at 8300 in the Bodie Hills above Mono Lake, Bodie is the…

Bodie Evening Miner Newspaper

The Bodie Evening Miner was a key newspaper in Bodie, California, a bustling gold-mining town in Mono County that reached its zenith in the late…
Bodie Standard News, Bodie, Mono County, California

Bodie Standard News

Bodie Standard News, Bodie, Mono County, California The Bodie Standard News, originally known as the Standard and later as the Bodie Standard, was a cornerstone…
Daily Free Press - Bodie, California

Daily Free Press

Daily Free Press - Bodie, California The Daily Free Press was a prominent newspaper in Bodie, California, a gold-mining boomtown in Mono County that flourished…
Greenwater Mining District, CA 1906

Greenwater California – Inyo County Ghost Town

In 1904, a copper strike near Greenwater Spring and ensuing rush to profit caused the formation of Greenwater in Inyo County, California. Originally known by…
Leadfield Sign, Death Valley, California

Leadfield California – A Death Valley Ghost Town

Leadfield California is a ghost town located in Inyo County and Death Valley National Park and found on the Titus Canyon Trail. The town boom…

Leadfield Chronicle Newspaper

The Leadfiled Chronicle newspaper was published in Leadfield, California, was a short-lived mining town in Titus Canyon, Grapevine Mountains, established in 1925 and abandoned by…
Rebuilt Guardtower located an Manzanar Relocation Camp. Photo by James L Rathbun

Manzanar California

Manzanar Enterance and sign. IMAGE: ANSEL ADAMS/LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Rebuilt Guardtower located an Manzanar Relocation Camp. Photo by James L Rathbun Manzanar, located in California's…
Manzanar Free Press

Manzanar Free Press

Manzanar Free Press The Manzanar Free Press was a newspaper published by Japanese American internees at the Manzanar Relocation Center in California during World War…
Panamint City Stamp Mill

Panamint City California – Inyo County Ghost Town

Panamint City California - 1875 Panamint City California is a ghost town and silver mine site located in Inyo County. The town site was built…

Panamint News

Panamint City, California, was a fleeting silver mining boomtown in the rugged Panamint Valley, established in 1873 following the discovery of silver in Surprise Canyon.…
Skidoo, CA 1907

Skidoo California – Inyo County Ghost Town

Skidoo, California, once a bustling gold mining town in the early 20th century, now stands as a ghost town within Death Valley National Park. Located…
The Bodie Chronicle, Bodie, Mono County Newspaper

The Bodie Chronicle Newspaper

The Bodie Chronicle, Bodie, Mono County Newspaper The Bodie Chronicle was a short-lived but notable newspaper in Bodie, California, a gold-mining boomtown in Mono County…
The Bodie Morning News Newspaper

The Bodie Morning News

The Bodie Morning News Newspaper The Bodie Morning News was a short-lived but significant publication in the bustling mining town of Bodie, California, during the…

The Masonic Pioneer

The Masonic Pioneer was a short-lived but significant publication that emerged during the early 20th-century mining boom in the Masonic Mining District of Mono County,…

The Shaft Newspaper

Vanderbilt, California, was a fleeting gold mining town in the Mojave Desert, established in 1891 following the discovery of gold in the New York Mountains.…
A metal headframe marks a vertical shaft in the mining district outside of Vanderbilt California.

Vanderbilt California – San Bernardino County Ghost Town

A metal headframe marks a vertical shaft in the mining district outside of Vanderbilt California. Vanderbilt, California, was a fleeting but vibrant gold mining town…