Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Castle Dome Mining Museum March 8


 



We drove 8 miles of very rough gravel road and at abought 10 Miles per Hour to get there

You have to drive through the Yuma Proving Ground to get there, a US army
 training area. I got a kick out of the picture of the boy and the girl getting blown up


This area of Arizona was mined for silver and lead from 1860 until around 1970

Castle Dome is a reconstructed the mining town, but its a bit over rated I would say.
They offer an under ground tour that we discovered was an extra $75 US per person, 
too rich for our taste


The dentist office





This page of the Liberty paper from 1929 was laying on the sheriff's desk. It implies that 
Canada sent our solders to the war before the the Americans to try to keep them sober.

The sheriff checking out the Liberty Paper


I needed a coffee after reading that propaganda




Checking out the saloon













1 comment:

Lera Ryan said...

Driving at 10 mph would be a bit challenging - faster than hiking though!
The dentist's office looks like it's a corner of the general store, with the cash register and roll of brown paper.
It's good that the Sheriff's job wasn't too busy that day - time to catch up on the international news!