The Ghost Town of Garlock

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Garlock, CA was known as Cow Wells or El Paso City, then in 1896 Eugene Garlock opened a mill there and the town eventually became known as Garlock. Located a few miles off Highway 395 and a few miles from the much more famous "living" ghost town of Randsburg, Garlock is an interesting stop when traveling the 395 in California.
The town was primarily a water source for nearby mines and Randsburg, but in later years it was the site of a speakeasy, a brothel, and was visited by Charles Manson.
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15 сен 2020

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@WyomingTraveler 3 года назад

Highway 395 is an interesting road with a lot of history. When I lived in CA, I liked exploring the sites around San Bernardino. I enjoy your narration.

@coleparker 3 года назад

Well, I live in Ridgecrest and have worked in Randsburg and I drove through the town almost every day when I worked at Edwards AFB. I feel kinda sad that it is deteriorating at faster rate than when I first got here.

@janblake9468 3 года назад

In the 1960's, I found a 1798 Spanish silver coin in a Garlock ruin.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 года назад

Wow, thats an amazing find.

@janblake9468 3 года назад

@@SidetrackAdventures While driving through Garlock, I recognized the ruin that was in a metal detector ad. Two guys previously found a cache of old coins. I looked to see if they missed any. Yup, one.

@ms.annthrope415 2 месяца назад

Been there on our way through Randsburg and Burro Schmidt's Tunnel. Drove up the hill in 4x4 to reach the tunnel. It was owned by a son and his mother who lived there. They may both be dead now. We walked all the way through, the tunnel getting lower and lower as Schmidt got tired and exhausted. We finally broke through to the end looking over a dry lake bed.

@shirleywilliamson1964 2 года назад

I lived at the holland camp from 1941 to 1945 while my dad worked the appache mines

@Last_one_before_I_go Год назад

As I've posted before, I enjoy what you do in bringing this type of history to the viewer ship. Thanks for your work !

@SidetrackAdventures Год назад

Thank you!

@matthewgauthier7251 3 года назад

Thanks. Great that your out there doing this. Born in La Mesa. roaming the deserts was my escape. Nothing else like that serene landscape.

@heroknaderi 4 месяца назад

Very cool finds. I love exploring

@gtrman1973 7 месяцев назад

I'm loving your content. Just found your channel. I wrecked my 1985 Toyota 4runner in Garlock CA when I was 17 many years ago. Always wondered about this place. I lived in the nearby town of Ridgecrest. Also just watched your hubcap center of the world video about Pearsonville. I grew up 10 minutes from that place and had no idea about any of that 😂

@keithbrightwellaerialprod Год назад

Driven by there so many times on my way to China Lake. I truly like informative videos like yours!

@SidetrackAdventures Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@christopherheflin5919 3 года назад

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for posting it.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 года назад

Thank you for watching.

@lifewithjosef 3 года назад

I'm very happy the algorithm led me to your page. You make excellent videos, I'm now subscribing

@karenwyche1537 Год назад

We love your videos and your knowledge! We like to go out finding ghost towns, old mines, etc. What angers me is the total disrespect shown by some people by leaving graffiti on old buildings, and some that feel like a big man or woman, I suppose, by shooting up buildings, signs, and everything. Why? They just trash places out and ruin it for others.😠

@nanaman Год назад

It's as if there's absolutely no respect for anything anymore. Truly heartbreaking

@dougtodd305 Год назад

Taggers suck

@davidgarlock2754 2 года назад

Great bit of history, good job!

@jerryknox4841 3 года назад

Keep up the excellent work!

@HuckOutdoors 2 года назад

Great vid about Garlock! Been there a few times now. Would have loved to see it during it's heyday

@SidetrackAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you. Yes, it would have been great to see back then.

@birdman5223 Год назад

Good stuff MrSteve👍

@marycompogno5665 3 года назад

Thanks for the video.😎 The name sounds familiar I think I saw it one time on the mileage board when I was younger traveling with my parents on 395.

@davidboultinghouse3332 3 года назад

👍good video

@masonexploring4373 2 года назад

Great video im releasing my book on Randsburg Fhost town in 14 days guys . Love history

@SidetrackAdventures 2 года назад

Awesome. Randsburg is a neat place. I'll keep my eye out for the book.

@masonexploring4373 2 года назад

@@SidetrackAdventures lets explore together

@Corgis175 Год назад

First time I heard of this ghost town.

@Machiwi-vo9nb 3 года назад

3:14 looks a little like armadillo from RDR

@davidvick749 Год назад

Been there done it seen it.

@barrygreenstein2816 3 года назад

Do you know if the railroad tracks are abandoned and if a person could take a rail cart on them? Enjoyed the video.

@m.swanberg8904 4 месяца назад

The tracks are still used by the Trona Railroad. It takes chemicals mined from Searles Valley to Mojave.

@jamesrichardson1326 3 года назад

How does this place compare to Rhyolite?

@skyking4501 Год назад

That name, “El Paso City” Is peculiar to me. Mary Robbins sang a song of El Paso City but he places it by the Rio Grande river, so that must have been Ell Paso Texas. Was the name change due to Mr. Garlock buying the town?

@m.swanberg8904 4 месяца назад

The mountains overlooking Garlock are called the El Paso Mountains.

@sirlance169 Год назад

Anyone know the mine that exists above garlock road It dumps u out the mine straight down

@MountainFisher 3 месяца назад

We went to Garlock in 1972 I think it was and it was in better shape than that. Not much in the way of graffiti either. Much of it was fenced off as well and it looks like some thieves stole the fence. Not vandals, thieves as the chain link fences are gone with the posts.

@rbwollenhaupt 11 месяцев назад

It was a rattlesnake attraction, I worked there and we charged a nickel to each person to get in then we charged a dollar to get out.

@Nighttrain701 3 года назад

Hate to get bit by a rattlesnake way out there.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 года назад

Luckily we've only seen one snake in the last couple years.

@Me97202 3 года назад

Why do some people feel the need to deface everything they encounter with their childish, moronic and pointless graffiti?

@yourworstnightmare5902 3 года назад

Amen!!!

@coleparker 3 года назад

Totally agree.

@Last_one_before_I_go Год назад

It's stupid kids just doing stupid things. Only when we grow older and become connected to history and the land do we ever put value on what was once there and the stories to be told. I agree, its shameful.