A little way south
of the Cochise Stronghold, just south of the modern towns of Sunsites and
Pearce, you will find the beginning of a dirt road called the Ghost Town
Trail. It is not a long road, and not
very rough. It will take you through the
ghost towns of Pearce and Courtland, before ending at the
Pearce, Courtland
and Gleeson are just a few of the ghost towns in
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Pearce
The first Ghost town
you come to on the Trail is Pearce. Like
many western ghost towns, it is a ghost of its former self, but it is not
uninhabited.
The Soto
Bros & Renaud Store
Note the
Adobe construction
strong
house jail church “the workings”
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Courtland
Partway down the
Trail, you will begin to see the ruins of Courtland. The jail was too crowded by brush for a good picture
the day we came through, but there are other ruins spread around the location
of the town. Please be extraordinarily
careful if you walk away from the road, there are many old mineshafts around
here.
Ed Dave
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Gleeson
People
live near and among the ruins on the North side of the Road,
Please
respect their privacy
Jail
Bank Hotel
Don’t
miss Rattlesnake Crafts
while you’re in the area
You’ve never
seen anything like it!
Some
Ghost Towns in New Mexico
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