Tiny houses are not a new thing and we can learn from our history. JT recently went on vacation in Wyoming and visited a couple of Ghost Towns along the way. He took pictures and shared them with me. I have chosen some of my favorite from the town of South Pass City, Wyoming. JT will tell us a little about them.
South Pass City is an old Gold Mining Ghost Town in Wyoming about 5 miles down a dirt road from Atlantic City.
Most of the Original buildings are still standing and have been restored to original condition inside and out with original furnishings. No boby lives in South pass City today, it’s a museum and walking through it is like walking back through time to the 1800’s. You will see a Hotel, Butcher shop, school house, jail that was later converted to a school house and more.
Here’s an interesting fact. When the hotel was full in South pass City and someone needed a room they would put you in the same room as a stranger who had rented it before you got there. The rooms only had 1 bed and one dresser with a chamber pot. They told the story of a man who had come to town and needed a room and the hotel clerk said he would have to share a room with the school mom. the guy told the clerk: “I’ll have you know I’m a gentleman” and the clerk replied “So is she.”
If you live near a ghost town, go see what tiny houses were like back than and share some pictures with me and the Tiny House Blog.