Kamis, 05 Oktober 2017

Ghost Towns: Terlingua, Texas

Terlingua, near the Chisos and Christmas mountains in Texas’ Big Bend region, owes its existence to the blood-red ore cinnabar, from which quicksilver, or mercury, is extracted. But its character stems equally from one overbearing Yankee entrepreneur, hundreds of Mexican laborers and its remote location. In 1853 MajorWilliam H. Emory surveyed the region for the …

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