The Ruins by the Rails Ricardo, New Mexico is yet another of the many towns that came to life seemingly
Author: John Mulhouse
While studying botany in Georgia in 2003, John Mulhouse became captivated by the abandoned architecture of the South and began publishing photographs and history on his blog, City of Dust. Since 2009, he has largely devoted his efforts to documenting ghost towns of the Southwest. In addition to co-authoring scientific papers on wetland and desert plant ecology, John has compiled all the non-historical writing from his blog into an anthology, “A Loss for Words & Other Stories: Excerpts from 10 Years of City of Dust.” It has been lauded by eight people on Amazon.
City of Dust: Hanover, New Mexico
Zinc Town Just three miles southeast of Fierro, New Mexico, the town featured a few weeks ago, is Hanover. Hanover
The Monsoon
The war was almost over but we didn’t know it yet. I was still in bed. It was dark, but
City of Dust: Lingo, New Mexico
A Little Piece of Quiet I might as well stop pretending that I’m going to write more regularly and admit
City of Dust: Pie Town, New Mexico
Pie Town, New Mexico In the pinon-juniper woodland west of Socorro, New Mexico, just east of the Arizona line, is
City of Dust: Vaughn, New Mexico
Cross Road Blues Back around 2013, Vaughn, New Mexico was probably best known for its police force, which consisted of
City of Dust: Negra, New Mexico
Paying a Visit to the Williams It’s time to head south out of House, New Mexico, drop down off the
City of Dust: Pep, New Mexico
A Lively and Energetic Place The first thing that strikes one about Pep, at least before visiting, is its name.
City of Dust: Ancho, New Mexico
Hitting the Bricks Lincoln County, New Mexico is Billy the Kid country. The Kid gained his reputation in the Lincoln
City of Dust: Cuervo, New Mexico
Where Crows Flew When it comes to ghost towns, it doesn’t get much better than Cuervo, New Mexico. Its condition
City of Dust: Encino, New Mexico
After the Depot I spend a lot of time on US Highway 60. Not only do I travel the road
City of Dust: Chloride, New Mexico
A Resurrection I’ll admit that many of the places I visit are run-down and lonesome and the tales tend to
City of Dust: Lake Valley, New Mexico
The Bridal Chamber Let’s check out Lake Valley, site of the famous Bridal Chamber Mine. Lake Valley lies in the
City of Dust: Dawson, New Mexico
Way Down in the Mines It’s dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew; Where the dangers are double
City of Dust: Dunlap, New Mexico
Little Place on the Prairie The Homestead Act of 1862 was an attempt by the U.S. government to entice citizens
City of Dust: Elizabethtown, New Mexico
From what I can tell, people who read City of Dust are pretty much split between those who enjoy the
Independence Day
It was the middle of the morning on the Fourth of July and the rain was pounding down. Dirty, gray
City of Dust: San Antonio, New Mexico
The Roots of Paris Hilton Around the turn of the 20th Century, a boy would walk from his father’s mercantile
City of Dust: Duran, New Mexio
The Last Hanging Crime Someday I’ll tell you a tale of a town that didn’t owe its very existence to
City of Dust: Yeso, New Mexico
Life (and Death) by Railroad Most of the ghost towns I visit have been written about by Philip Varney in