Once a gold mining town with a population of over 10,000, Oatman today is a tourist town. It now supports about 100 people year round.
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In its heyday, from the early 1900s to the 1940s, Oatman and the nearby town of Gold Road were the largest producers of gold in Arizona.
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The wild burros come out of the nearby hills into town everyday. Tourists can buy burro food for a dollar to feed them. They are not shy at all as you can see.
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This little guy seems ready for a nap so he just lays down in the street. The burros pretty much have the run of the place.
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Two regular sights in Oatman, the burros and the costumed gunfighters.
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Always looking for the tourists to share their food, even their ice cream.
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Not being a bit bashful, this one comes right up to the car window.
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The Drulin Hotel, built in 1902, did a lot of business with the area miners. Renamed the Oatman Hotel in the 1960's, it is the only historic two story adobe building in Mohave County. Guests no longer stay here but there is a museum on the top floor and a bar and restaurant on the bottom floor.
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Carol Lombard and Clark Gable spent some of their honeymoon in Room 15 at the hotel.
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The attraction for Clark were the wild card games that took place in the hotel.
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The restaurant in the Oatman Hotel. Big thing here is to sign a dollar bill and then staple it to the wall or ceiling. Currently there is over $100,000 there.
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One of the local singers performed for us while we were eating lunch.
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The burros rule so be prepared for mini traffic jams when they just stop in the middle of the street.
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