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“...not all the
gold is gone..”
More gold was mined from the Oatman area mines than in any other area of Arizona. The last activity for mining gold in Oatman was as recent as the 1990’s. However, the mines were closed due to the low price of gold. Hey! Thar is still gold in them thar hills! Over $35 million worth of gold was extracted from the Black Hills in the ’20’s and ’30’s. Using the measure of ‘unskilled wage’ comparison this would be over one and a quarter billion dollars.
Oatman, Arizona
“...on the mother road, Route 66” Oatman is located on the mother road, old Route 66, about half way between Kingman and Topock, Arizona. With over a half a million visitors each year Oatman draws tourists from around the world. Boarded sidewalks line the store fronts while wild burros roam the main street looking for treats from the wandering tourists. These burros are the descendants of the burros used by miners in the late 1800’s.
“...Clark Gable and Carol Lombard...”
The Oatman Hotel remains to be the oldest adobe structure in Mohave county today. The hotel is famous for being the honeymoon site for Clark Gable and Carol Lombard who were married in nearby Kingman, Arizona. Oatman was a favorite ‘getaway’ for Gable and he regularly sat in on poker games with the local miners. Today, the Honeymoon Suite at the Oatman Hotel is a main attraction in Oatman, Arizona. Oatman was also selected as a location for the movie ‘How The West Was Won’.
‘take some time to stop at Cool Springs, Arizona..’
The road to Oatman is paved although one needs to be cautious negotiating the twisties through Sitgraves Pass. If you are traveling to Oatman from Kingman take some time out to stop at ‘Cool Springs’. Just a couple of miles east of town you can take a one hour underground gold mine tour at the Gold Road gold mine. The ride further west gives you the option to head on down to Topock or cut across the desert to Highway 95 and north to Bullhead, Arizona and Laughlin, Nevada. This is a great ride so don’t forget to take your camera!
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Route 66 leaving Kingman to Oatman, AZ
Cool Springs, Arizona. Popular Biker Stop
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