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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Subject File, Ghost towns of Wyoming "History of ghost town recorded for posterity"
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Subject 84g Ghost towns of Wyoming
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Item Description:
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Ghost towns of Wyoming - "History of Ghost Town Recorded for Posterity" by Edgar Stuart, no published source, n.d.
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Date:
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
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Battle Mining Camp - ". . . atop the continental divide", vicinity of Encampment (Carbon Co.)
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Notes:
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U. S. Forest Service marked Stuart's cabin foundation with Information Booth
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Notes:
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Battle site: - mountain massacre of U. S. soldiers by Piutes
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Notes:
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Wellman, Harry & Hollingshead, Frank - located mineral site on top of hill to obtain water rights & townsite
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Notes:
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Battle (Carbon Co., 1898-1907)
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Notes:
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Ledbetter, Jack - "continuous resident" - operated Portland copper mine
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Notes:
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"Battle Miner" - newspaper
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Notes:
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Battle Cemetery
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Notes:
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Nichols, Mrs. Lora (photographer - Encampment, Wyo.)
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Notes:
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Haggerty, Ed. - prospector & miner discovered Ferris-Haggerty copper mine
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Notes:
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Stuart, Edgar - cabin had ". . . the only automatic water system in the world"
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Filename:
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WPA Sub 84G GHOST TOWNS - Wyoming.pdf
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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