The authentic-looking street is filled with people in period costumes, horses and wagons, and sometimes authentic gunfighter presentations. Numerous shops and buildings include a brothel, bakery, leather works, a jail, livery, and more. Today, Goldfield is filled with authentic-looking buildings, includes underground mine tours, and is the only narrow-gauge railroad in operation in Arizona. Next came a photo shop, the Blue Nugget, a General Store, the Mammoth Saloon, and the Goldfield Museum. Purchasing the old mill site in 1984, they first reconstructed a mining tunnel, including a snack bar, and opened for business in 1988. He and his wife, Lou Ann, then located another five-acre site that was once the location of the Goldfield Mill and decided to rebuild the old town. He had heard of the old site of Goldfield, but upon inspection, found little left other than a few foundations and rambling shacks. He moved to Mesa, Arizona, in 1970 and soon began to dream of owning his own ghost town. This abandoned old mining town, which has been refurbished as a tourist attraction, includes a mine tour, rides and shops. “Bob” Schoose, a long-time ghost town, mining, and treasure-hunting enthusiast, made his first trip to the Superstition Mountains and instantly fell in love with the area. Finally, the gold was gone, the post office was discontinued on October 30, 1926, and the town died for a second time.īut, Goldfield was not destined to die permanently. However, the town’s “rebirth” would last only about as long as it did the first time – just five years. A second post office was established on June 8, 1921, and the “new” town was called Youngsberg. The City of Apache Junction invites and welcomes people of all disabilities to use our programs, sites and facilities. Also built were a mill and a cyanide plant. Young brought in new mining methods and equipment to recover the ore, and the town began slowly come alive once more.
Others tried to reopen the existing mines, but all attempts were unsuccessful until George Young, the secretary of Arizona and the acting governor, arrived on the scene in the first decade of the 20 th century. However, some prospectors clung to the area, sure to find the elusive Lost Dutchman Mine or perhaps, a brand new vein. Goldfield, Arizona head frame, Kathy Weiser
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