In the newest chapter in the strange saga of the mining town of Cerro Gordo, the town's hotel burned down on the anniversary of the year it opened – almost 150 years later. Underwood ...

A fundraiser organized by the nonprofit Friends of Cerro Gordo has already collected more than $17,000 that will be used to rebuild the hotel to current construction and safety codes.

In fact, he’s still planning on opening a hotel there this summer. Long before it was a town, Mexican prospectors first explored the mountain they called Cerro Gordo, meaning “fat hill,” in ...

He shares both the highs and the lows of living in Cerro Gordo, as when a fire burned down the old hotel. The videos have become so popular that fans often trek up the mountain to volunteer ...

“I am also a prisoner of this place.” The former American Hotel in Cerro Gordo, a ghost town nestled in the Inyo Mountains of California. This hotel burned down in 2020, though Underwood is ...

It had 700 working mining claims and 37 miles of tunnels, plus five hotels, seven saloons, two brothels and a 600-plot graveyard. “The mines of Cerro Gordo built Los Angeles as much as the Owens ...

But this was the first time he’d be living there — alone. The former American Hotel in Cerro Gordo, a ghost town nestled in the Inyo Mountains of California. Established in 1865, the mining ...

Cerro Gordo, which means “fat hill,” has 22 structures remaining, including an abandoned hotel, church and bunkhouse. The abandoned mining town, which occupies over 300 acres of land ...

A 19th century ghost town in California, that includes an abandoned hotel, church and bunkhouse, came on the market earlier this month. Cerro Gordo, which means “fat hill,” sits south of the ...

MASON CITY | Cerro Gordo County supervisors agreed Tuesday to consider putting a 7 percent hotel/motel tax on as a ballot issue later this year. Chairman Casey Callanan said it is a "pass-through ...