Ruby, Washington

Ruby, Washington
Ruby, Washington
Ghost town
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	Coordinates: 48°29′57″N 119°43′32″W / 48.49917°N 119.72556°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Okanogan
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Ruby is an American ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington State.

Silver was discovered in 1886 on the slopes of Ruby Mountain and Peacock Hill. By 1887 a mining district was created and a camp grew up beside Salmon Creek. This camp was called Ruby, or Ruby City.^[1]

Ruby had a population of 700. By 1888, 70 buildings were located along the main street. In 1888, Ruby was briefly declared the county seat. A publication called the Ruby Miner advertised the mineral richness of the area. When the Panic of 1893 caused silver prices to plummet, Ruby was slowly abandoned, becoming, eventually, a ghost town.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Local citizens make last visit to deserted city". The Ellensburgh Capital. October 28, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
^ N.L. Barlee (2004), Gold Creeks and Ghost Towns of Northeastern Washington. Hancock House Publishers, ISBN 0-88839-452-7
^ Wayne S. Moen. "Conconully Mining District of Okanogan County, Washington" (pdf). Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

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[1] "Local citizens make last visit to deserted city". The Ellensburgh Capital. October 28, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2015.

[2] N.L. Barlee (2004), Gold Creeks and Ghost Towns of Northeastern Washington. Hancock House Publishers, ISBN 0-88839-452-7

[WayneMoen-3] Wayne S. Moen. "Conconully Mining District of Okanogan County, Washington" (pdf). Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Okanogan County, Washington, United States
County seat: Okanogan
Cities	Brewster Okanogan Omak Oroville Pateros Tonasket	Map of Washington highlighting Okanogan County
Towns	Conconully Coulee Dam‡ Elmer City Nespelem Riverside Twisp Winthrop
CDPs	Disautel Loomis Malott Methow Nespelem Community North Omak
Unincorporated communities	Aeneas Azwell Brown Lake Carlton Chesaw Havillah Mazama Nighthawk Olema Wauconda
Indian reservation	Colville Indian Reservation‡
Ghost towns	Bodie Bolster Golden Loop Loop Molson Ruby
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Ruby, Washington
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 48°29′57″N 119°43′32″W / 48.49917°N 119.72556°W / 48.49917; -119.72556
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Okanogan
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)