Vandals destroy historic Terlingua ghost town ruins There is a $1,000 reward being offered for any information.





>>KEEP GOING TO SEE OTHER SCENES FROM THE TEXAS GHOST TOWN.

Photo: Voni Glaves Facebook less Historic stone ruins in the small town of Terlingua, Texas have been reduced to piles on rubble after vandals destroyed the structures.>>KEEP GOING TO SEE OTHER SCENES FROM THE TEXAS GHOST TOWN.



>>KEEP GOING TO SEE OTHER SCENES FROM THE TEXAS GHOST TOWN.

Photo: ... more Historic stone ruins in the small town of Terlingua, Texas have been reduced to piles on rubble after vandals destroyed the structures.>>KEEP GOING TO SEE OTHER SCENES FROM THE TEXAS GHOST TOWN. Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close Vandals destroy historic Terlingua ghost town ruins 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

When employees of a nearby restaurant left for the evening, everything was as it should be in the small town of Terlingua. When they arrived the morning of Sunday, Feb, 19, four historic, 125-year-old stone ruins had been reduced to rubble.

Built in the 1880s, these ruins were what was left of the homes of quicksilver miners, according to an article on Texas Hill Country.

ROAD TRIP: The under-the-radar gems of Texas worth traveling to this spring break

They — along with a few abandoned and capped mines — are what's left of the town's mining days and are located on "private property and a designated historic site" making this a criminal act.

However few, these ruins are what help bring tourism to the town. The locals are dependent on them for business, so it's unknown why people would intentionally destroy them.

Authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for any information that could help find the people who may have vandalized the structures.

Take a look through the gallery above to see the results of the vandalism as well as other scenes and structures from the ghost town.