On our way home from Kingman, we stopped off at a ghost town; Oatman. We drove along Route 66 for a while and enjoyed the scenery, before reaching Oatman. We found an old mine right off a windy part of the 66. It was so, so neat! We wanted to go inside, but it was too far down and dangerous to get to. Oatman is a former mining town, in the Mohave County, of Arizona. At an elevation of 2,700 feet, the town became known in 1915 when prospectors found $10 million in gold. Within the course of a year, the population of the town hit 3,500. The town had several other names, but was named Oatman, in honor of Olive Oatman. Olive was a young girl from Illinois, who was taken captive by the Yavapai Indians and forced to work as a slave. She was later traded and adopted by the Mohave Indians, who then tattooed her face to represent the tribe. In 1855, she was released near the current location of the town Oatman. Today, wild Burros roam the streets and can be fed with carrots, purchased in the town. This restaurant is covered top to bottom with signed dollar bills!! There are thousands!!! Oatman is definitely a fun place to visit! It's great for kids and it's awesome on the weekend, because they have little skits in the street and car shows. The picture of the day is one that made us laugh so hard. Jesse wanted to get some kettle corn. The burros were waiting, so he waited in line with them ;) Thanks for reading! Until next time, Ciao
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