While staying at Valley of the Rogue State Park, we visited a local attraction, the Golden ghost town, an Oregon state heritage site.
Quoting from that website:
At its peak, the 19th century mining town of Golden, now a ghost town, was home to 100 people and served as a hub for many others who worked the land in more remote locations. The 1850s mining camp eventually gave way to a town established around 1890. Golden was distinguished by its lack of saloons in the town center, its two active churches and the large orchard established by its founding families. Today, visitors can explore the remaining settlements perched above the valley where miners once toiled.
Golden's remains include four buildings: a church, a former residence, a shed and a structure that once housed a post office and store. The entire property is in the National Register of Historic Places.
Here are the store and homestead of Golden:
The Golden sign:
Store:
Inside the store (peeking in from outside; it looked very dark to me, but the iPhone works well in low light):
The homestead:
Shed:
Inside the shed:
Church:
Inside the church:
Graveyard:
Tombstones:
Metalic remains:
Info signs:
Back of the church:
Homestead, store, shed:
Me in front of the store, with my Stetson hat (that I got in Yellowstone):
