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About FlorestaThere were many labor problems in the general area of Floresta; several men were killed during strikes at nearby Baldwin (the remaining cabins at Baldwin are shown in the top two photographsBaldwin is on private land owned by a homeowners association now in the process of a massive real estate sale on all sides of the well-preserved remains of Baldwin). Most of the towns in this area are gone now, like Ruby and Irwin (Irwin is mostly a bunch of newer private homes). Floresta itself is hard to find. You have to navigate in by foot through the public lands. As of this writing, the area around Floresta is up for sale, but there are no private property signs at the site itself. |