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Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 2 Beatty to Tonopah

Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 2 Beatty to Tonopah

Heading north along Hwy 95, we entered some of the richest mining boom districts in Nevada. Old abandoned railroad grades paralleled the road and hinted at the frenzy of gold fever that brought thousands of people to this area at the turn of the 20th century. Beatty, Gateway to Death Valley Beatty, (pronounced B8-T) once … Continue reading Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 2 Beatty to Tonopah →

Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 1

Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 1

For the next several months, we'll be traveling to historic mines and ghost towns of the West. Inspired by Stanley Paher's "Desert Atlas," and Nell Murbarger's photographic journalism, we will be seeking out the ruins of ghost towns, desert communities, railroads, and abandoned gold, silver, and other precious mineral and metal mines in Nevada and … Continue reading Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 1 →