Selasa, 15 Agustus 2017

Ghost Towns: Masonic, California

 “The ghosts of Masonic have many secrets,” reads a bronze plaque amid the ruins of this onetime gold boomtown in the eastern Sierra Nevada. Although not as well preserved or known as neighboring Bodie www.bodie.com, Masonic boasts accessible mill ruins, grand views and an interesting backstory. That story began in 1862 when fortune-seeking Freemasons found …

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