▁by ▁Tom ▁T arr ant ' s ▁coach ▁or ▁C obb ▁and ▁Co ▁or ▁horse back ." ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁the ▁bo om ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁w ane ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁but ▁over ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Con sequently ▁the ▁once ▁bo oming ▁town ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁village ▁which ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁service ▁local ▁far mers ▁and ▁past oral ists . ▁ ▁The ▁Build ings ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁building ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁today ▁is ▁the ▁small ▁tim ber ▁and ▁tin - lined ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁W are house . ▁The ▁side ▁wall ▁of ▁this ▁structure ▁is ▁cl ad ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁indicates ▁there ▁was ▁clear ▁access ▁from ▁the ▁side ▁that ▁now ▁contains ▁The ▁Great est ▁Wonder . ▁The ▁original ▁Great est ▁Wonder ▁building ▁was ▁also ▁standing ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁as ▁declared ▁in ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁of ▁that ▁period ▁and ▁captured ▁in ▁a ▁historic ▁photograph ▁by ▁Henry ▁Beau fo y ▁Mer lin ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁This ▁building ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁roughly ▁built ▁tim ber ▁fr amed ▁structure ▁that ▁only ▁stood ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Robert ▁Robinson . ▁ ▁The ▁Great est ▁Wonder ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁ ▁The ▁" Gre at est ▁Wonder ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁S ime on ▁Mos es , ▁an ▁im porter ▁of ▁men ' s ▁cl othing , ▁including ▁the ▁Col onial