Swansea Townsite
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Swansea Townsite was a mining town. Silver and copper. It was abandoned
during the great depression. Today there are a few different dirt
roads available to get to it. This is the road we took.
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In the background here there is a picnic shelter which we used to have
lunch. Some of the ruins are in the process of being restored. At one time
there were over 2,000 inhabitants.
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The town had two smelters, post office, saloons, railroad depot and more.
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The town is off in the distance in this photo. It is east of Parker Arizona.
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These miner dorms are being restored by somebody. Not sure who. We had run
into another couple there that told us they had seen a rattlesnake here so I
was looking for him. Never did find him.
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