Gold mining ghost town for sale on Craigslist for $225G

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A 12-acre slice of the American dream -- a gold mining ghost town in northern California, complete with bar and liquor license -- can be yours for less than a quarter million.

That?s the pitch on Craigslist for the privately-owned parcel in Seneca with no known environmental hazards, several small buildings, scenic grounds along the Feather River and even an island -- all for just $225,000.

?Seneca is the real McCoy,? the Craigslist posting reads. ?Historic. Very close to, or containing a historic Chinese-built gold mine. (Active gold mining today in the vicinity.) This deal includes several small buildings in various states of (dis)repair. It was home to the ?Woodstock of the West? in the 1970s -- thousands attended (we have a clipping somewhere).?

The deal includes all rights to minerals and timber from the land and boasts waterfront footage on both sides of the Feather River, the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, which saw a major influx of prospectors and settlers to the region during the 1849 California Gold Rush. It?s also the purported former stomping ground of Ishi, the last known member of the Yahi people of California, who was known as the ?last wild Indian? before he died in 1916.

Potential buyers should be familiar with rural living and expect to wait a few days to see the property, as the owner lives a long way from the town.

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[Atomic Wanderer Chicken]

That's so strange, I was (don't laugh) watching the Brady Bunch Ghost Town episode last night

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That's so strange, I was (don't laugh) watching the Brady Bunch Ghost Town episode last nigh

 

Funny.  Saw about 30min of that.

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I got my bid in. :p

[Torolol]

that quite cheap, bid!