Vulture City, Arizona

Published by Jane Appel on

October 24, 2021

Henry Wickenburg discovered gold in 1869 and named his mine the Vulture. By the 1890’s 5000 people lived in Vulture City. The mine has operated intermittently with especially little activity between World War II and 2014. 360,000 ounces of gold and 260,000 ounces of silver have been removed. The mine is currently active but is not accessible by the public.

Mine headstock

Since 2017 the present owners of Vulture City have rebuilt 15 of the town’s structures using adobe made on site and repurposed materials. Photographs and descriptions of Waldo Twitchell who was an assayer at the mine from 1912-14 were used to guide the reconstruction.

Guide Stephen talks about Vulture City from the porch of the museum. The printed guide describes paranormal activity identified at the town’s sites and several TV shows about the town’s paranormal activity have been broadcast.
The pumpkins are about to get in the truck and leave the gas station.
Several of the buildings hosted Halloween guests.
The years may not have been kind to this vehicle but it does have a certain rust-ic charm.
This sample of ore from the mine shows galena in quartz. No gold is visible. Galena (lead sulfide) is frequently associated with silver deposits.
Henry Wickenburg’s house
Pictures of the brothel and doctor’s office before reconstruction
Doctor’s office and brothel
Copy of a license for prostitution. It was signed by Wyatt Earp in Dodge City, Kansas.
Boy Scouts have placed wooden crosses on the graves in Verde Flat Cemetery.
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