GOLD KING MINE & GHOST TOWN | Vintage Cars, Mining History & Historical Buildings | Jerome, Arizona

If you've ever visited Jerome, you know that it is full of ghost stories, legends, and history. However, just outside of town is a little gem called the Gold King Mine & Ghost Town. We love all things ghost town and historical! With that in mind, we packed up the car and headed north to see what this little place was all about.

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At Gold King Mine, we saw a lot of antique cars, trucks, and motorcycles. We explored a number of old historic buildings and some replicas with relics and other fascinating antiques. Later we toured the petting zoo area filled with chickens and a few goats and pigs. Finally, we saw what was the old mine shaft and asked a number of questions about the history of the old town that once stood there.

Gold King Mine & Ghost Town was once an old mining prospect town called Haynes. Located near Jerome, Arizona, a copper mining boomtown, Haynes was thought to possibly have copper veins itself running through the area. Despite the richness in the hills of Jerome, no copper was found in the prospecting camp until decades later when the mine was bought out by another company. Unfortunately, it was never enough to provide an income worth sustaining operations, and the mine was shut down.

Sometime later the property was purchased by Don Robertson. Don began moving old buildings from nearby towns onto his property and found a home for his collection of old antique cars. In the 1980s, he also began crafting some of his own replica buildings. This once small town grew to become its own ghost town where it hosts a wealth of collectibles and eclectic relics from mining history. Some of the collection dates back to over 100 years old such as a 1902 Studebaker Electric or an old boarding house built in 1909.

Also among the items to see is a sawmill with a functioning saw that creates large wood slabs for sale and Big Bertha, a large gas engine built around 1930 rescued from an old Bagdad, Arizona mine. The thing still runs and certainly is a sight to see, hear and feel!

Also on the property is the original mine shaft from the prospecting days. The 1270 foot deep shaft is now plugged up but enough shows to really give an idea of the kind of narrow conditions miners would descend into. It really puts things into perspective!

Gold King Mine & Ghost Town really is a step back in time and a look into the life and love of Don Robertson's collection. If you're looking for something that is off the beaten path, you can't go wrong here!


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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.

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