Head down Hwy 67 from Marfa to Presidio and you'll see a small sign for "Shafter Ghost Town." Do yourself a favor, and turn off the highway here. The first building you'll see is this church. Behind the church is an actively maintained garden and grotto. Travel slowly on the dirt road past the small stream to the cemetery and the Shafter museum, which chronicles the history of this small mining communityYour daily photo of gorgeous Far West Texas featuring Big Bend National Park, the Davis Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, El Paso and all points in between!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Shafter Ghost Town Church
Head down Hwy 67 from Marfa to Presidio and you'll see a small sign for "Shafter Ghost Town." Do yourself a favor, and turn off the highway here. The first building you'll see is this church. Behind the church is an actively maintained garden and grotto. Travel slowly on the dirt road past the small stream to the cemetery and the Shafter museum, which chronicles the history of this small mining community
Labels:
architecture,
church,
Marfa,
Presidio,
Presidio County,
Shafter
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