Vulture City - Arizona Ghost Town

VULTURE CITY

NAME: Vulture City
COUNTY: Maricopa
ROADS: 2WD
LEGAL INFO: T6N, R6W
CLIMATE: Mild winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: Only open here and there. Costs to get it but worth it.
REMAINS: Many original buildings very well preserved.

Vulture City's post office was established October 4, 1880 and was discontinued April 24, 1897. Discovered by Henry Wickenburg in 1863, Vulture was one of the richest gold mines yielding $15/ ton. By 1870 there were 200 inhabitants. Eventually, an 80 stamp mill was erected. Oddly enough, some of the original buildings were made from discarded ore from the mine and after the mill was in operation, these buildings were torn down and run through the mill resulting in about $2000 in gold from the assay office alone. Wickenburg died a pauper despite the fact that his mine produced millions in gold. He ended his own life with a colt revolver. Today Vulture City is a tourist attraction that doesn't have set hours. - GT Vulture or Vulture City lies in Maricopa County. Post office opened on October 4, 1880 and closed on April 24, 1897. Henry Wickenburg discovered Vulture mine in 1863, witch was the richest mine in the area. In 1870 the city had about 200 citizens. Here was build one 80 stamp mill. Some of the original buildings were build by ore from the mine and after the mill started working, those buildings were token down and crashed in the mill. Only by crashing the assay office they get 2000 dollars. Wickenburg died as a poor person even that mine produced millions in gold. He ended his live with a gun. Today is Vulture City a tourist attraction with many good standing buildings and the place is worth to visit. Bobby Zlatevski Vulture City Courtesy Tom McCurnin House Courtesy Dolores Steele Assay Office was built in 1884 out of ore from the mine. It's walls contain over $600 thousand in gold and silver. Courtesy Dolores Steele Vulture Courtesy Dolores Steele Vulture Courtesy Dolores Steele Vulture Courtesy Dolores Steele Houses were built in 1884 Courtesy Dolores Steele Houses were built in 1884 Courtesy Dolores Steele Jaw Crusher used to crush rock to be processed for gold recovery at the Vulture Mine. Courtesy Dolores Steele Jail Tree -- This 200 year old mesquite tree once served as the town jail. From 1863 to 1890 outlaws were chained to this tree --- escapes were unknown. In Nearby Wickenburg Courtesy Dolores Steele Town Hall and Jail - 1909 most of the bars have been removed. In Nearby Wickenburg Courtesy Dolores Steele. Vulture Mine Bar Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski Vulture Mine Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski Vulture City Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski Vulture City Schoolhouse Courtesy Tim Sullivan My Son and I were the onlyone out there and that's not us. Courtesy Tim Sullivan Looking Out Courtesy Tim Sullivan	Vulture City in December 1880 Courtesy Arizona Historical Society Vulture City Courtesy Tom McCurnin Vulutre City Courtesy Tom McCurnin Leaning outhouse Courtesy Dolores Steele Hanging Tree from which eighteen miners were hung for high-grading gold and remains of Henry Wickenburg's original home. Courtesy Dolores Steele House Courtesy Dolores Steele Boarding House Courtesy Dolores Steele Blacksmith Shop and Main Shaft Courtesy Dolores Steele Building for housing the explosives that were kept for mining. There used to be a 2nd floor to that building that housed acids etc. Courtesy Dolores Steele Power Plant for the Vulture and served as Machine Shop Courtesy Dolores Steele Big Engine inside plant Courtesy Dolores Steele Santa Fe Depot 1895 in nearby Wickenburg Courtesy Dolores Steele Garcia School 1905 in nearby Wickenburg Courtesy Dolores Steele Vulture Courtesy Kurt Wenner Vulture Mine Kitchen Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski Vulture Mine Schoolhouse Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski Vulture City Vulture City Vulture City Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski Vulture City Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski Winch for headframe Courtesy Timothy Sullivan Headframe has fallen Courtesy Tim Sullivan

Vulture City's post office was established October 4, 1880 and was discontinued April 24, 1897. Discovered by Henry Wickenburg in 1863, Vulture was one of the richest gold mines yielding $15/ ton. By 1870 there were 200 inhabitants. Eventually, an 80 stamp mill was erected. Oddly enough, some of the original buildings were made from discarded ore from the mine and after the mill was in operation, these buildings were torn down and run through the mill resulting in about $2000 in gold from the assay office alone. Wickenburg died a pauper despite the fact that his mine produced millions in gold. He ended his own life with a colt revolver. Today Vulture City is a tourist attraction that doesn't have set hours. - GT

Vulture or Vulture City lies in Maricopa County. Post office opened on October 4, 1880 and closed on April 24, 1897. Henry Wickenburg discovered Vulture mine in 1863, witch was the richest mine in the area. In 1870 the city had about 200 citizens. Here was build one 80 stamp mill. Some of the original buildings were build by ore from the mine and after the mill started working, those buildings were token down and crashed in the mill. Only by crashing the assay office they get 2000 dollars. Wickenburg died as a poor person even that mine produced millions in gold. He ended his live with a gun. Today is Vulture City a tourist attraction with many good standing buildings and the place is worth to visit. Bobby Zlatevski

Vulture City
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

House
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Assay Office was built in 1884 out of ore from the mine. It's walls contain over $600 thousand in gold and silver.
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Vulture
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Houses were built in 1884
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Jaw Crusher used to crush rock to be processed for gold recovery at the Vulture Mine.
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Jail Tree -- This 200 year old mesquite tree once served as the town jail. From 1863 to 1890 outlaws were chained to this tree --- escapes were unknown. In Nearby Wickenburg
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Town Hall and Jail - 1909 most of the bars have been removed. In Nearby Wickenburg
Courtesy Dolores Steele.

Vulture Mine Bar
Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski

Vulture Mine
Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski

Vulture City
Courtesy Bobby Zlatevski

Vulture City Schoolhouse
Courtesy Tim Sullivan

My Son and I were the onlyone out there and that's not us.
Courtesy Tim Sullivan

Looking Out
Courtesy Tim Sullivan

Vulture City in December 1880
Courtesy Arizona Historical Society

Vulture City
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

Vulutre City
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

Leaning outhouse
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Hanging Tree from which eighteen miners were hung for high-grading gold and remains of Henry Wickenburg's original home.
Courtesy Dolores Steele

House
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Boarding House
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Blacksmith Shop and Main Shaft
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Building for housing the explosives that were kept for mining. There used to be a 2nd floor to that building that housed acids etc.
Courtesy Dolores Steele