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Cherokee Museum & Ghost Town

What was once a boom town during the mining days, this is a small ghost town with several structures you can walk through from the road including what was the Wells Fargo Bank. There is also a small museum that has varying opening hours. There are a few scattered places where people still live, so tread carefully.

Address: 4226 Cherokee Rd.
Getting there: HWY 70 North, turn on Cherokee Rd, about one mile in look for the museum.

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