Exploring Aurora, Nevada 1860's Ghost Town
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Jeff and Sarah brave a rugged abandoned wagon road to access the Nevada ghost town of Aurora, Nevada, where Mark Twain started his writing career. They check out what is left of the 1860's boom town.
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Check out Part 2 of our Aurora visit at:
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I really enjoy how you show the old pictures over the current scenery to give us an idea what it looked like in the past. You guys have a exceptional way of bringing history alive. Thank you.
Amen ON THAT!+
20:25 With so much conjecture and mystery around a town washed away by history, this is a triumphant little moment of forensics! Great stuff, History Hunters. Such a great channel.
I love the way you guys superimposed the old images into the landscape to give it perspective. That was an awesome video!
We like superimposing images too when we can. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a bunch!
Keep up the good work! Any history should never be forgotten
I used to live on the cattle ranch that ran cattle there and Bodie. I lived in a place called Wichman which is an old house that was a post office.
Early '60s my dad worked for the flying m I lived in the wichmanhouse also when I was a child
For a piece of barren landscape, you managed to correlate a LOT of fascinating information. Thanks.
Wow!! That superimposed shot was really cool. Where you showed the old buildings of the time over the current landscape. Loved that.
Watching history hunters from new zealand love it cant get enough of it its great sarah your husband looks like patrick duffy
Hi. Thanks for watching from New Zealand! We certainly appreciate the support! I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has drawn parallels to me and Patrick Duffy. LOL (Jeff wrote this).
Our family is from Aurora can traced our great grandparents to it
Really? That is so cool ngl!
you'd have had an easier drive in if you'd gone through Bodie on the California side. in the late 80's, I worked at the Aurora Partnership mine on the other side of the hill from Aurora. I used to hike up into the extinct volcano to the north of the townsite and look for artifacts -- lots of metal stuff from the mining days, but better, tons of projectile points, trade beads, etc. from older times. iirc, Aurora was once the country seat of two counties, Esmeralda in NV and Mono in CA. The survey of the stateline through that area was done to determine which side of the line Aurora lay on.
Ghosts without a town--very sad to see. Wonderful photo match-ups and detailed history. Great job! 🙌🙌🙌
Jeff you and Sarah do an exceptional job of documenting and researching history. Great job!
Thank you very much for the very nice comment and compliment . We really appreciate kind viewers like yourself. Sending our blessings, Jeff and Sarah.
Such amazing history. A true gem of a find by you and Sarah. Great video. Stay safe in your travels!!
Thank you! We are very safe out there! We hope you become a subscriber!
History Hunters I certainly have become a new subscriber and look forward to seeing your many adventures.
This is the first I saw of your videos. What a great job! The editing and research makes this better than anything I have seen before....I am a new fan!
KEN WALZ Wow, that is a great compliment that you just paid me. It takes a while sometimes to get noticed on TH-cam but we have been growing steadily since November after having been on TH-cam for about three years now. Positive comments like yours really inspire us to go on with this endeavor.
this video that was watching was research pretty good it explains a lot of the stuff that was going on in Aurora I liked it
I love your videos. I especially enjoy you guys taking me on a ride to visit a ghost town. I'm a history buff and you guys are great history hunters.
That is awesome! Our pleasure! Glad you like our adventures!
I loved this episode. Who goes out in the middle of nowhere and draws a crowd? You do! I appreciate you stated several times you couldn't take anything. Looking forward to part two.
Did the buildings collapse or were they destroyed? Where is the debris?
"it's illegal to remove anything here' - how's that working out! they took it all! Great video btw.
06:24 ! Did anyone see the man walking at the back in black ?? MIB ?? 🤩
20:32 This old photo superimposed over modern day was amazing. I kept going back and forth just to try and see where everything was in the vast nothing that is now. I think most amazing was that main road is just gone. If you have no idea, you would not even know that used to be a road, much less an entire city.
Excellent. thank you for the photo over lays. makes it so real.
Kevin Quist Thank you for letting me know that you liked this video. We hope that you will subscribe!
This was a GREAT Post...thoroughly enjoyed it!
Thanks so much! Glad you liked our harrowing visit to Aurora! Won't you please subscribe to our channel? Much appreciated!
Loved this video! The old cowboy music scores made it so awesome! Thank you for sharing
I've only recently stumbled across your channel, I am so glad I did! I find historical documentaries - which your videos definitely rival - so interesting I love learning about the history of places like Aurora and Bodie! Being a Brit I am unlikely to ever get to see many of the places you go too. It's absolutely fascinating, you do so much research into the actual history of the places you visit too and the camera work & editing is fantastic. Wonderful seeing the old pictures too. Looking forward to seeing more as I work my way through your video's. Keep up the good work guys!
I went there around 1967 or 68 and talked to a guy that said he first visited in the mid 1940’s and was sad to see how much was destroyed or taken, he remembered the boardwalks still in tac. Thanks for sharing 💥
Great work as usual. I really enjoy watching the Mayberry Video. I have the complete set and watch it every night. Such a wonderful place to visit and fall a sleep to.
Can you dig the scenery...It's breath-taking.The West never looked lovelier.Tony has spoken.
Very good video and I really like the way you blended historical photos in to match up the view today with the past.
Thank you! Glad you liked it! More are in the works!
Jeff and Sarah, you are an inspiration! Not only because of your love of history, but I can tell that you love each other. I hope that one day I will have a relationship as wonderful as yours!
Thank you for your very sweet comments! May for be blessed with a fulfilling relationship!
I still laugh at the road you guys were on😂😂. The video turned out really cool. I like how you put the old photos in where you were standing. I think Sarah liked it more then she is letting on😁😁 and CHP is always watching... and also, you now have Nevada Pin Striping on the car😁
I was road weary. I enjoyed it but could have used more day light to explore. We ran out of time.
Bean McJean Well you will have to go back huh?😀
@@409rommel at this point I'd rather be on that road to Aurora again than stuck in the house because of the virus.
Bean McJean 😂😂. Hope you both are doing well
Thank goodness a bunch of people got together and saved Bodie. Another xcellent video, rather like being there in person without the nails and smell of sage, but not bad either way.
It's sad and amazing how a town could spring up like that and then disappear. I can't help to think of the trees that were felled and then only used for a few short years. Unless the wood was taken away also. This was very interesting. Thank you.
Excellent video Jeff & Sara well made best i have seen yet. Keep up the great work AAA+++
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We're still trying to put videos while the country shuts down!
First time watching one of your productions . I'll tell you that this fine and cohesive production dissolved my A.D.D .. Spellbound !
I lived in NV for 8 years. I explored a lot of the state myself, but two things I never went into the middle of nowhere without, one, my legging snake guards, and two, my GUNS. I wore a .44 mag Taurus Raging Bull on hip in a holster, and my AK-47 on a sling over my shoulder.
Are you likely to meet dangerous people in such a remote place?
Did you also wear a helmet with a flashing light?
@@genekelly8467 Yeah people have been disappearing in areas where there is no real jurisdiction. Four corners area in Arizona is infamous for it, especially the Navajo reservation. In rural Nevada, you never know if cartel activities are hiding around, or the kind of vagabonds like those that live near "slab city" in California
Nuts how that’s the actual ghost town. I keep waiting for you guys to arrive, but you’re already there! Neat that all that happened there, now just the ghosts and remnants remain..
Incredible that you guys made it out there. Absolutely beautiful footage and fascinating history. Mineral County is a special place. Thank you for sharing!
We almost didn’t make it. I wish I had recorded more of our harrowing way to the site. It was bad. LOL. Thanks so much for watching, Gianna!
AMAZING HOW THEY GOT LUMBER, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIAL TO THAT FACILITY .
It is "amazing", how the Pack Animals did not kick the Miners, in the Nuts and tell the Miners to haul the LUMBER, EQUIPMENT ET CETERA their own damn selves, WILBUR.
Hello glad to see you made it to Aurora the telling of the town was the Best glad you both found it and all the great photos just like you were in a time machine thank you for the time travel 🏆
Thanks 👍 it was a fun visit…except for the harrowing ride in! 😂
Amazing how everything is gone but you made it interesting with the old pictures and history.
Outstanding you guys I really enjoyed I love this kind of stuff thank you for sharing
Thank you David! Glad you liked it!
ME TOO ..LOVE IT !!
I have just stumbled across your channel and i have to say WOW i really enjoyed this and how you placed all the photos into where they once stood. You have done a fantastic job and i'm a new sub to your channel now. I live in Victoria Australia and to see old history such as this is great. :)
I really dig the drone footage, upping your game i see!! Good work.
Thank you! We're trying to find ways to improve. Only been doing this for less than two years!
ME TOO !
I'm glad you both didn't get stranded out in the middle of nowhere. Last year on Memorial Day Weekend I almost got stranded out in the Delta near Walnut Grove. I was curious and also trespassing on private property. By the Grace of God, I found a way out. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Don't Trespass and God is good all the time.
Yeah, that was a harrowing ride because the grass was getting very tall. But I will blame Google since it appeared to be a road. A long abandoned road from the 1890s, I'd say. Yep, God is good.
You had a good traveling partner. Sarah you were a good partner. Very good video.
Great video. It's surprising how little is left there. . from over 100 buildings to almost nothing. great video, and documentation of it. there will be nothing left in 100 years , but maybe this video will still be out there
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
As a local historian I can say I really enjoyed your research/old photos and story telling. If in Colo. some time come to Salida and see our very well preserved 1880's historic district. Also the ghost town nearby of St. Elmo.
Jack Chivvis I hope to get to Colorado this summer so maybe we’ll check it out! Thanks for watching!
@@jbenziggy go to Creede and Lake City Colorado.
Just love your history adventures, thanks again for another history lesson. 🇦🇺 Australia
What a great vlog! Very well done. Loved hearing the history including the pictures that really brought the town to life. Glad I found your site,
Betty Spuur thank you for finding us! I appreciate you reaching out to let us know!
You really go to some out there locations, but you help shed light on some of the past that has totally been forgotten THANKS great channel like all the history
Glad you enjoyed!
Absolutely awesome video and cinematography! I’ve been to Aurora, Wonder Mine, Rawhide, French Station and many more sites around Nevada. Back in the late 70s. Very interesting history there. I did find gold ore outside Virginia City back then. I took it to an assayer and he told me it definitely was gold ore but the cost of getting it seperated would be more than it was worth. Of course that would all be different today! This video popped up on my homepage and it’s the first time I’ve watched it. Thanks Jeff and Sarah! Love your channel!
Welcome to our channel! We are happy you found us! I love to Virginia City area!
Thank you so much! I have tried 5o get there twice…got lost once, almost got washed away by a flash flood. The other time I gave up because it got late . Both times I tried I was coming from Bodie. Thanks so much,
Impressed......good presentation by History Hunters.....bcuz so much of the town has been destroyed you really had to work
to make the show entertaining....i really enjoyed the photos & how you superimposed pic of the old west over where your standing today... Looking forward to more episodes...thanks
Great adventure and awesome History! Thanks for taking us along ! Greatful for your interest
In the History of our past ! Keep up the adventures!
Thanks Dean! Very nice compliment!
Sad to see some interesting old town like Aurora become a ghost town. It's cool to think that Mark Twain use to be there. 🙂
Loving that spaghetti western music. Good stuff y’all. Also Subarus are tough little cars. ;) Excellent drone flying as well. Great video.
Thanks 👍
I’m glad Mark Twain got out
of Aurora as fast as he could !
What a viscous circle that was.
, I love watching your videos they are so informative. I lived in Fowler, calif for acouple of years and I traveled over the serrias as often as I could to explore .alas my time was up and I had to return to Georgia. I'll always cherish my visits to Death Valley , Joshua Tree and the Mojave.
Thank you for taking us with you
You’re very welcome. Thank you for coming along with us on this harrowing journey. Lol
You guys are awesome. I really liked your blend of photos drones, and just going for it. It is dangerous just being there so Kudos to Sarah for being a super trooper.
Thanks very much Tom! Glad you enjoyed it! We really did sweat out the trip in!
Outstanding you guys!!! This is pure History!!! Congratulations!! By the way, I'm a Historian!! Again! Greetings from Brazil! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Oh! I almost forgot!! Mark Twain! An american Icon!!
Awesome! Thank you!
I loved the super imposing photos to your visit.
Glad you like them!
Welp, with all that sage, Sarah's car has been cleansed of any bad spirits. This is obviously one of your earlier ones.For all the tech glitches, such as fluctuating volume levels, your somber commitment to getting the story straight makes it worthwhile. Well done.
That's what I was saying! For quite a while after I could smell sage. Was a grand adventure!
Loved the site pictures as it was before. Love your hard work as I know you do lots of research!!👍
Much appreciated! I do a lot of research before I go anywhere!
Awesome episode, Aurora may be dead for a while, but you brought her back to life !!! Greetings from Belgium
As an avid ghost town hunter I have been to Aurora Nevada several times and have explored the surrounding areas including many secret or unknown places which include mines, ghost towns, old ranches, stage stops etc.. The easiest way in to Aurora in a non-4wheel drive vehicle with high clearance is via Sweetwater Rd. from Hwy 182 in California or via Lucky Boy Pass from Hawthorne Nv. although there are only three notable ghost towns in the area, Bodie, Aurora and Masonic, there are plenty of old sites and mine operations in a 10 mile radius dating back to the 1800's if you really dig in to your research. including the ranch house where Samuel Clemens stayed when he failed to secure his mining claim, the mining camp of Magnum over the hill from Aurora, The Homestead Mine etc. Also be careful to check on Aurora Bodie Road before you attempt it. It was completely washed out from winter storms when we went through last in July of 2019. it is obvious that the creek that runs parallel to the road was overrun with a tremendous amount of water to destroy the road that is typically passable by high clearance 2wd vehicle. Jeff if you would like some more ideas for places to explore reach out to me. I have been to plenty of places that most ghost town or history hunters over look. I kept record of some of those locations when I transitioned my old ghost town website to its current status concentrating more on overland travel, although I still explore and research plenty of old historic sites I try not to concentrate only on history. Good luck to you two and safe travels. Frank - www.highdesertdrifter.com
What is the a good old historic abandoned town that had many buildings u can explore and is spooky?
I love this kinda stuff!!! Thank you for taking us along!!
You are so welcome! Hopefully you’ll enjoy some of our other adventures on video!
Walker Lake, where my auntie Bonnie taught me to water ski behind her beautiful boat, best ride of my life, 14 years old, Walker was my favorite Pioneer as it turned out later.
OBTW. Great job. I really like the before and after photos, background music was perfect.
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
I've been there looking for the remains of a once beautiful old Ghost town. I did find a couple of old shacks and a few foundations. I came through Bodie to get there this was at least 20 years ago..enjoy your travels!
Amazing how gold would make a town sprout up from nowhere. Then the gold is played out and then folks move on. Nice video.
New fan here... Yes, binging...Honestly, I don't know why you don't have more subscribers! Artfully done!
Thank you! Glad you liked it! Our channel is growing!
Now that's off the beaten path. We went to Bodie last year. Always wear a hat out in the desert. Cool adventure, I feel like taking a drive now. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool! Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it!
Wow, brought back memories of me and mom and dad made a road trip back in 78 up to Aurora, Telluride, into Wyoming, checking out old historic places along the way.
that was a piece of obsidian. there's a ton of it just east of Aurora where it was mined by native americans.
The law regarding the removal of relics didn’t go into effect until the 1970’s, if memory serves..
I heard from an old cowboy that Aurora was dismantled during WW2 because it was built with brick, and those were repurposed. Unlike Bode which was built with cheap wood like fir and pine and had no repurpose.
What did they use the brick for? Steel I could see, do you have explanation?
@@brentbarnhart5827 The bricks went into construction of houses in Reno. Bodie didn't get completely dismantled, if I recall correctly, because the Cain family kept a watchman on the property. That kept it safe until it became a state park in later years.
@@patroo2 So the brick was just needed "domestically" during those years, not so much for military reasons, just as maybe becuase supplies were low? I was being kind of tunnel visioned, that makes sense. And if people just went there for the hell of it, private or govt. and just took bricks, even if abandoned buildings, that pretty much is theft if one is honest.... even if it is kind of victimless and a nothing burger. What are you doing? "Oh, nothing, just taking this abandoned building down and putting all the bricks in my truck for my new home, no big deal, nobody is inside at the moment." "okay, cool, if you need me, I'll be over here harvesting lumber under the same thought." "Cool" "yeah Cool" "if you need any help......... " (ha ha ha ha ha) "i was about to say the same thing." (ha ha ha ha ha)
@@brentbarnhart5827 In the 50's and 60's, at least in California, actual used brick was all the rage for home facades. They used old brick, not the manufactured "distressed" brick they use now. I've heard that's what caused the buildings in Aurora to disappear.
Bodie does have a few brick buildings still standing.
Thank You and Sarah For ALL YOUR HARD< HARD WORK For THIS!!..AWESOME!! This was the 3rd time watching this...Stay Safe..
Like I say wow love those old pics of that town it’s fun to get where you did beautiful mountains adventure love it
Professional intro .. I always wonder what talent was missed for so many years before the "stage" of the internet allowed so many talented people to express themselves.. best to you and sarah
I appreciate the compliments but cringe at this intro as not my best. But I will take your praises gladly however as it beats the heck out of the negative ones I get occasionally! Thanks! I will be sure to let Sarah know of your feedback later today.
@@jbenziggy Youre welcome.. also what model is your drone ? thx
Arch Stanton I have the DJI Spark. Small and handy. shoots 1080 dpi
@@jbenziggy thank you
excellent! thanks, Jeff and Sarah!
Thanks, friend!
I love your channel. I’ve spent all afternoon watching. Keep up the great work you guys!
Awesome to hear! Thanks very much Dianne!
Really like ur videos.
We have seen all ur videos keep up the great work that u do.
Take care.
Thanks for the tour, I always wanted to see Aurora but was never able to get around to it. Now, this old bag of bones wouldn't make, so thank you.
Aurora was on my Nevada bucket list to visit, my bro and I rode our dual sport motorcycles south from Yerington, and took the dirt roads all the way to Aurora.
I'm glad you mentioned upthread that the road was closed, I don't remember the road from the east being quite that unimproved, though it was almost 30 years ago.
When I scrolled back through your index to find the second part of Aurora, I saw a great number of videos I want to watch. I love history like you two do.
One Nevada hamlet I'd like to recommend is Jarbidge, north of Elko, in Elko County. That was also on my bucket list, and my cousin took us there a few years ago.
Very interesting! I love western history.
Thanks for asking, doing ok, but things sure are different now without him, it's pure joy to see you doing this !! 😍👍
Hey brotha, your videos are very well put together. Appreciate this video.
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the great tour of Aurora...I took a guided tour of Bodie and Aurora a few years back. It was led by Terri Geissinger, who was a ranger in Bodie and knows everything about the area. We took the road from Bodie to Aurora, where a wagon with a family was washed away by a gully flooding somewhere along the route many years ago, killing all the children. We were accompanied by a 96-year old lady, Alice (something) who was a teacher in Bodie and her father was sheriff of Mono County and was killed in the line of duty. Alice brought along her family albums and had amazing pictures of when both towns were still inhabited. I take it you made it to the Aurora cemetery where there is one spot containing the graves of five children who all died within a few days of each other from disease. Keep up the good work and now I'm going to explore Rhyolite with you. Like the others, I love how you superimpose old photos on present day shots.
Yes, Alice Dolan! She has passed but we did a video on her dad and saw their graves in Bridgeport! Did you see that video?
@@jbenziggy Yes, Alice Dolan. I'm so glad to have gotten to meet her. I'll look for the video you mentioned, thanks!
When I come to America I will head straight to the mountains and rivers. Thanks for your videos , sitting in my couch I'm entertained .This is wonderful. Thanks again. Salisbury park Pune. Jai Maharashtra.
Thank you! I hope you do get to come to our great country!
I could literally listen to you talk all day about these places . Great episode
That's very nice of you! Thanks!
Great. One of my favorite episodes 👍🏼
Same here! Thanks for watching!
Another awesome video. A vehicle manufacturer should really sponsor you guys. You travel a lot and do amazing exploration for those of us who will not likely get to see these places in person.
That would be cool!
I'm new to the channel. Really happy to have found this gem. I look forward to watching everything else.
Welcome aboard! So happy to know you found us and enjoy our channel! What part of the country or world are you from?
Very well done !!!!!
Love the overlay’s of old photo to present day scenes.
I try to do them when I can! I know viewers like it!
Very good and well made video. I really liked the repeated attempts to show how the old photos matched the landscape today. You bring a gentle touch to the film which I appreciate.
Of the several ways to enter Aurora you seemed to take the one from the Mono Lake area up into the Bodie Hills from the south. The several other ways are much better. I tried and turned back from the road along Bodie Creek twice from Del Monte up and east along Esmeralda Creek. The best way is through Mangum. It leads to the Cemetery first.
Please make a film with the similar approach on Candelaria, Belleville, Filben and Basalt.
Jeff well done!! One of your best. I love how you show current pictures mixed in with the past pictures. I love that area,it's has lots of rich history. Keep up the great videos. Is there a bodie California video on the horizon?? Greg brother of dave.
Hey thanks, Greg! I appreciate it. I spent three weeks putting this one together on a part time basis so it's definitely time consuming. I started this last year. I definitely think there will be a Bodie episode for sure but there are others in the pipeline! I enjoyed getting to meet your brother and sister-in-law by accident in Aurora. That's part of the fun of doing these videos!
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My first visit to Aurora was in 1962. There were several wooden buildings intact and piles of old trash. One small building was wallpapered in old newspapers. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos. There were also quite a few stone buildings in Masonic down the canyon and no one was around in Bodie, which was the way we came in to Aurora.
My next visit was in 1985 and Aurora appeared as it does now. Thanks for the video.
We appreciate you watching and commenting! That town was quite a town and now hardly anything!
Loved then and current area pictures loved it..
Thanks a bunch! Glad you liked this episode! I loved our visit there! I hope you'll subscribe to our channel!
Great job on the video
Felt like i was there too
Ive been to bodie in the past
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Awesome! We were in Bodie yesterday! We’ll be doing an episode on it!
Love those ghost towns
the earth reclaims all. Wonderful video as always. I undwerstand the wife's stress, but this is worth it to keep what history still remains of some areas
It wasn't the Earth, it was looters and lowlifes who took every brick and board from Aurora for beer money.