October 13, 2005 Fortsat fra forrige side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Ferie Vacation Silver Mountain City Ghost Town, California (Kongsberg Ghost Town) Silver Mountain City (Kongsberg) is located in Alpine County, California, on Highway 4, a bit east of Ebbett's Pass.

Silver Mountain City blev grundlagt omkring 1860 under navnet Kongsberg af skandinavere, der gravede efter sølv i området. Da en stor mængde sølv blev fundet, tiltrak byen 3000 beboere, og navnet blev lavet om. Silver Mountain City var amtets hovedstad fra 1864 til 1875. Byen blev forladt, efter sølvmønter blev taget ud af cirkulation i 1873. Silver Mountain City was established about 1860 under the name Kongsberg by Scandinavian silver prospectors. When a large amount of silver was found, the town attracted 3000 residents, and the name was changed. Silver Mountain City was county seat from 1864 to 1875. It was abandoned after the demonetization of silver in 1873. Bortset fra de gamle veje, er der meget få spor af Silver Mountain City tilbage ~ Except for the old roads very few traces remain of Silver Mountain City.           Udsigt over Silver Creek ~ View of Silver Creek

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