The REAL Story Of The WICKEDEST Town In The West
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This is a video that shows you the drive into Jerome Arizona starting from the bottom of the hill going through all the twists and turns all the way into the town up top of Cleopatra Hill.
Jerome was the town that built around the old Verde Mine. This mine produced copper. Jerome is just a short drive from Camp Verde and is located between Prescott and Flagstaff.
It was in 1876, that rich copper deposits of were found in this area. What started as a tent town, Jerome was at one time the fourth largest city in Arizona with the population peaking at around 15,000 in the 1920’s. Built on top of Cleopatra Hill between Prescott and Flagstaff, this town became Known as the wickedest town in the west. With a population of almost 80 percent men, drinking, gambling and prositution was the main business's in town. In fact the first wooden structure to be built was a brothel owned by madam Nora “Butter” Brown. The first rail service cam in 1895. This rail line was called “the crookedest line in the world” from all the twists and turns that were needed because of the steep terrain.
By the early 1900's the United Verde Mine had become the leading copper producer in the Arizona with more than 800 men on the payroll. By this time Jerome had electricty and even telephones in the town. By the start of the first world war demand for copper was high and there were said to have been 22 different mining companies working around Jerome and by 1918 there was a smelter built in the area.
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This is a video that shows you the drive into Jerome Arizona starting from the bottom of the hill going through all the twists and turns all the way into the town up top of Cleopatra Hill.
Jerome was the town that built around the old Verde Mine. This mine produced copper. Jerome is just a short drive from Camp Verde and is located between Prescott and Flagstaff.
It was in 1876, that rich copper deposits of were found in this area. What started as a tent town, Jerome was at one time the fourth largest city in Arizona with the population peaking at around 15,000 in the 1920’s. Built on top of Cleopatra Hill between Prescott and Flagstaff, this town became Known as the wickedest town in the west. With a population of almost 80 percent men, drinking, gambling and prositution was the main business's in town. In fact the first wooden structure to be built was a brothel owned by madam Nora “Butter” Brown. The first rail service cam in 1895. This rail line was called “the crookedest line in the world” from all the twists and turns that were needed because of the steep terrain.
By the early 1900's the United Verde Mine had become the leading copper producer in the Arizona with more than 800 men on the payroll. By this time Jerome had electricty and even telephones in the town. By the start of the first world war demand for copper was high and there were said to have been 22 different mining companies working around Jerome and by 1918 there was a smelter built in the area.
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See many more old lost mine stories at: http://lostmines.net/index.html
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See Old Lost Mines on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/lilbowster/o...
#abandonedmines #ghosttowns #goldprospecting #goldmines #goldpanning #goldrush #mininghistory #goldminers #lostmines #buriedtreasure #goldmining #miningtown #goldprospectors #goldmine #silvermines #silvermining #silverminers
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