Greenwater Ghost Town

Greenwater is on OK MAP as a deserted Death Valley mining town created during the early-1900s copper rush. Promoters once advertised the district as a major copper camp and thousands of people rushed into the area, but the mines failed to meet expectations and the settlement quickly collapsed. Today the site represents one of Death Valley's dramatic boom-and-bust communities.

What ODDKNOWN records

Greenwater is on OK MAP as a deserted Death Valley mining town created during the early-1900s copper rush. Promoters once advertised the district as a major copper camp and thousands of people rushed into the area, but the mines failed to meet expectations and the settlement quickly collapsed. Today the site represents one of Death Valley's dramatic boom-and-bust communities.

Source classification: documented · Status: reported.

Sources & references

1. National Park Service — Mining in Death Valley