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Harrisburg Ghost Town
The Harrisburg ghost town in Death Valley is named after prospector Shorty Harris.
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Harrisburg Ghost Town Details
The Harrisburg ghost town in Death Valley is named after prospector Shorty Harris, who co-founded the mining community with friend Pete Auguereberry in 1906. Never much more than a tent city, it was eventually deserted by almost everyone except Auguereberry, who kept mining here into the 1940s. The Cashier and Eureka mines, Auguereberry's cabin, and a section of ore-cart track remain to be discovered by latter-day visitors to Harrisburg. The ghost town can be reached via Highway 178 to Wildrose Canyon Road; a side road runs five miles to the town site and Aguereberry Point, a scenic overlook.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Harrisburg Ghost Town
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2.1 mi away
Skidoo Ghost Town
If ever there was a Death Valley ghost town that might have a real ghost, it's Skidoo.
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Aguereberry Point
This scenic viewpoint is located more than 6,000 feet up in the Panamint Range.
8.1 mi away
Wildrose Campground
Located high in the Panamint Mountains at 4,100 feet in elevation.
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Wildrose Peak Trail
The hike to Wildrose Peak is one of the few hikes in the park that are comfortable during the summer months.
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Charcoal Kilns
Built in 1877, this series of 10 beehive-shaped masonry kilns were used to turn wood into charcoal fuel to feed a pair of smelters at nearby lead and silver mines.
