Welcome! We have a variety of books primarily pertaining to mining camps and abandoned towns throughout the West. Learn about mining rushes, transportation (roads, railroads, stagecoaches, early autos), and other factors that caused towns to spring up in specific locations. Find out what life was really like for the residents of these towns as they boomed and then slowly faded into ghost towns. Local newspapers covered gunfights, fires, mining disasters, blizzards, and mining frauds as well as the social activities that created a sense of community.

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Wheeler County, OR (14 items)

Wheeler County, OR (14 items)

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WHEELER COUNTY, OREGON

14 items

Established: February 17, 1899

County seat: Fossil

1900 population: 2,443

Fossil 1902 cds off top of cover, Arlington Rec’d backstamp; 2009 Oregon Sesquicentennial pictorial cancel on cover

Bank check: 1928 Steiwer & Carpenter Bank, check for Democratic campaign

Post card: Court House [real photo, 1954]

Kinzua (1928-1981) 1942 duplex on cover (front only)

Mitchell 1909 4-bar on post card

Post cards: Overview [chrome]; Sign “Norton’s General Store” [chrome]

Richmond (1899-1952) light 1908 4-bar on post card

Spray 1908 4-bar on post card; 2009 Oregon Sesquicentennial pictorial cancel on cover

Waterman (1887-1944) fine 1911 Doane on post card

Post cards: Painted Hills [2 chrome views]

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