Swansea & Old Brayton
10/27/2006
10/27/2006
10/27/2006
Arizona is full of places of interest, and ghost towns are among our favorites. George & Don found 2 good candidates; Old Brayton Ghost Town and then Swansea.
Well, as you can see Old Brayton is quite interesting if not exactly what we expected.
Swansea however was great. We only managed to see about a third of it before we had to leave.
Swansea was an old mining town established in 1909 by the Clara Consolidated Gold & Copper Mining Company. It was active until 1924 when the mine closed. It's named for Swansea, Wales.
The sign alone gives you an idea of what you're in for
We put our money in the jar and walked around. The "museum" was closed
According to the sign they had some wind damage
I really don't understand this. It's Celtic/Native American/Christian
Now are real ghost town
What's left of the company store
These are some of the workers cottages circa 1912. They're currently being restored
Arleen looking out from atop one of the slag heaps
Looking down on the mill foundations built about 1918
What is left of the Manager's House. It had a pool & tennis courts
A rather large tailing mound
Part of the old dust chamber. Those holes were where the dust came out to a flue or something
Reverberatory Furnace circa 1912. You got to love anything called Reveberatory
Wild burros. An unexpected pleasure as we left
This is Mamma Burro
This is baby burro