Status: Ghost Town Current Population: A few Peak Population:
~3,000 Elevation: 5,298 Feet Primary Mineral: Many minerals
mined here The town of Gold Hill established in 1892, was named
for a gold bearing mountain just east of town. Gold Hill became
famous for its location of many minerals including silver, gold,
copper, lead, tungsten, and arsenic. This first boom died and
the area was left behind. The Deep Creek railroad was built into
Gold Hill in 1917 and the town quickly bloomed. Arsenic was
badly needed during World War 1 to control insects destroying
the cotton fields of the South. Over 3,000 people lived and
worked here as stores, a school, a pool hall, and a newspaper
flourished. Then cheaper foreign sources of arsenic became
available and the town faded. World War 2 reawakened the town
due to high demands of tungsten used in steel and for electric
filaments. Tones were shipped out until the need was gone and
the town of Gold Hill dwindled again. From a sign on site A
United States post office operat