Formerly called Death Valley Ranch, it was built, but never completed, in the 1920s. Flamboyant cowboy, storyteller, Walter Scott, convinced Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson to invest in his (fraudulent) gold mine in the Death Valley area. Johnson actually spent time vacationing and recuperating from illness at the property, which is now a museum. The front exterior of Scotty's Castle and guest house in Death Valley. The Spanish-Moorish styled building is landscaped with cactus and palm trees. Mountains sit behind.
Scott, Walter E.--1872-1954--Homes and haunts Johnson, Albert,--1904-1993--Homes and haunts Scotty's Castle Mountains--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Trees--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Rocks--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Dwellings--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Postcards Photographic postcards Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
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