Ghost Town Treasures, Ruins, Relics, & Riches

Ghost Town Treasures: Ruins, Relics, & Riches by Charles Garrett

Learn How to Research Ghost Towns, Locate Forgotten Sites & Recover Lost History

Step into the abandoned settlements, forgotten mining camps, deserted buildings, and vanished communities of America with Ghost Town Treasures: Ruins, Relics, & Riches by legendary treasure hunter and metal-detecting pioneer Charles Garrett. This practical guide explains how to research and locate ghost towns, identify promising search areas, and uncover the coins, relics, bottles, tools, and other valuable objects left behind by the people who once lived and worked there.

Written for treasure hunters, metal detectorists, history enthusiasts, and outdoor explorers, Ghost Town Treasures combines historical insight with useful field advice. Readers will learn how to recognize old town locations, study maps and records, search abandoned sites, and interpret the clues found among ruins and forgotten landscapes.

Whether you are planning your first ghost-town adventure or looking for new ways to improve your research and recovery skills, this book offers inspiration and practical information for discovering America’s hidden past.

Perfect For

• Metal detectorists

• Treasure hunters

• Ghost-town explorers

• Relic hunters

• Bottle collectors

• Coin collectors

• Mining-history enthusiasts

• Local-history researchers

• Prospectors

• Outdoor adventurers

• Historical artifact collectors

• Fans of the American West

What You’ll Discover

• How to research and locate forgotten ghost towns

• Ways to identify promising treasure-hunting locations

• How old maps and historical records can reveal lost sites

• Where people commonly lost or discarded valuable objects

• Techniques for searching abandoned towns and buildings

• How to recognize clues among ruins and foundations

• Potential locations for coins, relics, bottles, tools, and personal items

• The history behind mining camps and deserted settlements

• How to plan a productive ghost-town treasure hunt

• Why abandoned communities remain valuable windows into the past

Features

• Written by Charles Garrett

• Practical guide to researching and searching ghost towns

• Covers treasure hunting, relic recovery, and historical research

• Includes real-world examples and field-tested advice

• Easy-to-read format for beginning and experienced hunters

• Focuses on abandoned towns, buildings, mining camps, and deserted sites

• Ideal for both armchair research and field exploration

• 170 pages

Benefits

• Learn how to find productive ghost-town hunting locations

• Improve your historical research and site-selection skills

• Better understand where coins and relics are likely to be found

• Discover how abandoned structures can reveal patterns of past activity

• Gain a deeper appreciation for America’s mining and settlement history

• Add a valuable reference to your metal-detecting library

• Inspire future treasure-hunting and exploration adventures

Recommended Accessories

Prepare for your next ghost-town adventure with:

• Metal detector

• Pinpointer

• Relic-recovery shovel or hand digger

• Finds pouch

• Protective gloves

• 10X Triplet Jeweler’s Loupe

• Coin and relic storage containers

• Field notebook

• Compass or handheld GPS

• Historic maps and ghost-town guides

• Coin and Relic Cleaning Kit

• Gold of the Americas by Jenifer Marx

Specifications

• Title: Ghost Town Treasures: Ruins, Relics, & Riches

• Original Title: Ruins, Relics and Riches: Searching Ghost Towns

• Author: Charles Garrett

• Publisher: RAM U.S.A. Publications and Distribution

• Publication Year: 1995

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: 170

• ISBN-10: 0915920859

• ISBN-13: 9780915920853

• Language: English

• Subject: Ghost Towns, Metal Detecting, Treasure Hunting, Relic Hunting & American History

• High Plains Prospectors SKU: 1508200

What’s Included

• One copy of Ghost Town Treasures: Ruins, Relics, & Riches by Charles Garrett

Responsible Ghost-Town Exploring

Always obtain permission before entering or searching private property. Follow all local, state, and federal laws, respect historic and archaeological sites, avoid unstable structures, and leave each location in better condition than you found it.

Why Buy From High Plains Prospectors?

At High Plains Prospectors, we know successful treasure hunting begins long before the detector is switched on. Researching the people, buildings, roads, and gathering places that once made up a community can lead you directly to the areas with the greatest potential. Ghost Town Treasures: Ruins, Relics, & Riches provides the historical perspective and practical guidance needed to turn forgotten places into rewarding detecting adventures. Whether you are searching for coins, relics, bottles, mining artifacts, or traces of everyday frontier life, this classic guide deserves a place in your treasure-hunting library.