Oatman, Arizona by junge1
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Oatman, Arizona on historic route 66 was founded about 1906 when gold was found in the area. By 1931 the area's mines had produced over 1.8 million ounces of gold, but by the mid 1930's the boom was over and in 1942 the last remaining mines were closed as nonessential to the war effort.
Burros first came to Oatman with the early prospectors. The animals were used inside the mines for hauling rock and ore, and outside the mines for hauling water and supplies.
As the mines closed and people moved away the burros were released into the surrounding hills.
The burros seen in this picture are descendants of the released domestic work animals and are wild and protected by federal law.
This picture was taken on 30 October 2010.
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Sig...
Comments (25)
bazza
Nice shot of the old town in a modern world..
bimm3d
fantastic city and wonderful place and photo!!
kgb224
Stunning view and capture my friend.
renecyberdoc
excellent capture sig and glad the burros are protected they seem to be happy.
farmerC
Shining shot.
Faemike55
Outstanding shot, Sig! Them are free-range burros!
Dreamingbee
how interesting !
annie5
I'm very impressed by this scene! Interesting picture Sig :)
ysvry
great foto.
thevolunteer
Nice shot. I went there twice. The gold mine is something to see too. The hotel is pretty famous for Clark Gable and other actors staying there. Aloha
flavia49
Wonderful shot!!
carlx
Excellent photography!!!
drifterlee
Interesting shot!!!
lior
Excellent shot! A fantastic city!
flora-crassella
great shot!
auntietk
The hills and the buildings and the burros evoke the old west, although I'm sure by 1935 there had been a lot of people driving out there to try their luck. A fascinating capture of visitors looking for a bit of history! Excellent shot. I see this photo is only a couple weeks old ... I'm glad you're out and about, and would love to hear about your travels!
dragonmuse
Very cool shot. The animals just wandering around give it a very interesting atmosphere. Nice to see you posting :)
Minda
WOW! beautiful place and very interesting i want to visit this place one of this day...and Great to see you sig...HUGS..
sandra46
WONDERFUL SHOT
Spirit1
Great shot of an interesting old town street.
duncanoooo
Reminds me of beautiful Beatty NV. We'd had wild burros in our yard everyday.
emmecielle
Wonderful capture and very interesting informations! :)
bmac62
Reminds me of Virginia City, NV. These old mining towns were wild and raucus in their haydays. Like seeing the wild burros wandering free:)
rockstrider
Excellent street scene! A modern wild west!
danapommet
Wonderful shot and beautiful bachdrop. Nice story about the burros. Dana