Posted by Mike Logan on October 13, 1998 at 11:45:36:
In Reply to: Re: Saving the past posted by Todd on October 12, 1998 at 03:30:11:
: : This is going to sound like a cry in the wilderness, but as I continue to travel around the southwest I can't believe the amount of destruction I've witnessed revisiting some of the Ghost Towns and historic places I've visited in the past few years. People don't seem to attach any historic value to Ghost Townes and Mining Camps as they do to Indian Ruins in the Southwest.(with all the pot hunters, thats not saying much). It seems that Ghost Towns and Mining Camps are up for grabs, take away anything you can lift and cart off. Oh well, I just wanted to get this off my chest.
: You are absolutely right Chuck! Thats why we created this website! We hope even the people who arent interested in ghost towns per se will mosey on in and become interested and appreciate the value of our heritage. If more people were truly interested, we would be able to save more sites from vandals, thieves, and time. Imagine if there was a centralized place (like ghosttowns.com) where people who even had a casual interest in ghost towns could all go. Eventually, if there were hundreds of thousands of ghost towners all going to a cental place, and funds were needed to preserve a sight, and a couple hundred thousand people all chipped in fifty cents or a buck to the cause! We could raise enough capital to save any site! That is one of our goals at Ghosttowns.com Tell your friends