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Bonanza City
Bonanza City
Bonanza City
Location in New Mexico

Bonanza City is a ghost town, located 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The town was founded in 1880 as a mining town, following the discovery of gold and silver in the nearby Cerrillos Hills. It was abandoned sometime in the early 1900s. Later in the 20th century, The Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch, which contains a movie set depicting a late 19th century mining town, was built near the ruins of Bonanza City.

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  • Miners in Cerrillos Hills

    Miners in the Cerrillos Hills, circa 1890s

  • A possible picture of Bonanza City

    A possible photograph of Bonanza City during the early 1880s

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