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author: New Mexico. Department of Tourism
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Downtown_ghost_town_Tyrone_N_M_title_added_by_SRCA_staff_ Notes: Tyrone; Here is a scene in the ""downtown"" section of Tyrone, New Mexico, called the only deluxe ghost town in the sense that it is completely abandoned. It is owned by the Phelps and Dodge interests, and lost it's main purpose in life when nearby copper mines declined. But houses in the residential section are still rented, many of them to commuters who work in Silver City, 10 miles to the north. Tyrone's heyday was in about 1915, when it had a population of 5,000. Subject: Buildings -- New Mexico -- Tyrone -- Photographs;Tyrone (N.M.) -- Pictorial works;Ghost towns - New Mexico - Photographs. Collection: SRCA - New Mexico Department of Tourism Records