Panamint City
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Panamint City is a historic 19th-century silver mining ghost town in California’s Panamint Range, once a booming Wild West settlement before being abandoned.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| abandoned | late 19th century ⓘ |
| access | hiking trail only ⓘ |
| boomPeriod | 1873–1875 ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus |
ruins
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| economicBasis | hard‑rock mining ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1800 meters
ⓘ
approximately 6000 feet ⓘ |
| eraOfDecline | late 1870s ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
hotels
ⓘ
post office ⓘ saloons ⓘ stamp mills ⓘ stores ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
mining equipment
ⓘ
smelter ruins ⓘ stone buildings ⓘ |
| historicEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Wild West lawlessness
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remote mountain location ⓘ silver mining boomtown history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Death Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ Inyo County, California ⓘ Panamint Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Panamint Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Panamint Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Death Valley National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Inyo Mountains Wilderness vicinity ⓘ |
| populationPeakApprox | 2000 ⓘ |
| postOfficeClosed | 1877 ⓘ |
| postOfficeEstablished | 1874 ⓘ |
| primaryResourceMined |
lead
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| region | Eastern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyConcerns |
flash floods
ⓘ
steep canyon access ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType |
backcountry hiking destination
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
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