Providence - California Ghost Town

PROVIDENCE

NAME: Providence
COUNTY: San Bernadino
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 3
CLIMATE: Mild winter with, hot summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, Spring, Fall.

COMMENTS: Just north of I-40 out of Essex.
REMAINS: Several building frames, walls, dugouts, and foundations.

Providence was a silver mining town built in the 1880's. The main mine was the Bonanza King. As with most ghost towns, when the mines played out, so did the town. Today there are several foundations, frames and dugouts left at the site which is north of Essex on I-40. Providence, California: White Ghost of the Mountains, published in Desert Magazine June 1971, really complements the piece at Ghosttown.com . Written by B.W. Brown, it has three photos, and starts on page 20. Big Sandy Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook	Providence Courtesy M.L. Smith Providence Courtesy M.L. Smith Providence Courtesy M.L. Smith Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Bonanza King Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Courtesy Bill Cook Providence Floor Courtesy Bill Cook

Providence was a silver mining town built in the 1880's. The main mine was the Bonanza King. As with most ghost towns, when the mines played out, so did the town. Today there are several foundations, frames and dugouts left at the site which is north of Essex on I-40.

Providence, California: White Ghost of the Mountains, published in Desert Magazine June 1971, really complements the piece at Ghosttown.com . Written by B.W. Brown, it has three photos, and starts on page 20.
Big Sandy

Providence
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