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Patrolled: no police that I saw but town is partially occupied
Personally Visited: Y, that's how I got the pics
This is from my last cross-country trip - just inside Wyoming. Even though we didn't make much distance, we decided to get a camp site quick and explore the area a bit. we stopped in Rock Springs, just past Green River. The area is heavy into mining and I can see where they got the name - I don't think I saw topsoil anywhere, it's all rock and gravel. There are a few ghost towns in the area, but the descriptions all sounded like there were just foundations left - except for Superior. Superior isn't so much a ghost town as much as a "has-been" town that saw its last boom in the 50's with iron ore. After that left it was all down hill. There are still people living there, and everyone that drove past us waved, but the only 2 active businesses I saw in town were both hole-in-the-wall bars. That's the bank on the right, the little black box near the roof says "BURGLAR ALARM" . . .
and the "Happy Hearts Senior Center" next to the bank - I don't think grandma's heart would be too happy if anyone tried to drop her off here
a few more buildings on Main St, the one on the far right was the "WORKINGMAN'S STORE"
Union Hall, restored via a grant from the state was the most impressive building
this house overlooking Main St is still occupied has probably seen the most upkeep as it looks to be in excellent shape
not like these, which are probably abandoned
shack on the hillside near a mine
this is one of the "powder houses" where they stored charges for the mining operation
one of the heads still standing, completely fenced in and with a few parts hanging off of it though
last pic. one of the descriptions I found of this place kept going on about "black petrified wood" up in the hills outside of town that was free for the collecting. This is called Bituminous Coal, not petrified wood. It's such a low grade coal that you can sometimes still see tree rings in it. Anthracite coal is the hard black shiney stuff that burns forever. Anyway, found a vein of it up a dirt track in the hills above town
One last thing about Superior if you ever go there, watch your license plates. Liz spotted several "houses" that looked like instead of using quality Sears vinyl siding they used license plates to cover the exterior walls . . .
Edited by corax, 24 January 2010 - 11:06 PM.
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