Enjoyment of the whispering winds, the zephyrs,
the airstreams of the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin areas of the
United States in a recreational vehicle.
Northern Nevada Ghost Towns
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Berlin – Located in
Nye County near Ione. It's claim to fame is that it is the
location of fossil remains of Ichthyosaurs although it was also
an active mining town at one time.
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Belmont –
Established in 1865, at one point it served as the seat of Nye
County. The Courthouse is one of the most prominent buildings in
Belmont. 1965
Rally in Belmont
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Bodie – Located in
California just off Hwy 395 south of Bridgeport. It is one of the
most visited Ghost Towns.
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Kingston –
Located off of Hwy 376 just east of Austin in the Big Smoky
Valley The more level ground around Kingston made it a good place
to build mills for mining. Kingston as with many mining towns,
had it's own boom and bust cycle. The town currently has a
population of around 200.
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Manhattan –
Located in Nye County. It was originally established in the
1860's then died off to be “re-discovered” around 1900. 1980
SNU Caravan to Eastern Nevada including Manhattan
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Pine Grove – located in
Lyon County. Pine Grove is South of Yerrington. Gold was
discovered in the area in 1866. At one point about 1000 people
lived there
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Rhyolite
- Located in Nye County about 120 miles northwest of Las
Vegas, near the eastern boundary of Death Valley National Park.
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Virginia City – Home
of the Comstock Load, Virginia City survives today as a prime
tourist destination.
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Unionville – Located in Pershing
County off I80 about 40 miles west of Winnemucca. This town has a
short but interesting history.
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Mammoth
Consolidated Mine – located above the current town of
Mammoth Lakes off of US 395 South. This mining camp was active
during the late 1920's and early 1930's
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Resources
See
the photo gallery of the historic places the SNU has visited
Check
out the 1980 SNU Mid-Nevada Caravan photo gallery
Check
out stories from Nevada's past from a 3rd generation
Nevadan
Nevada
Ghost Towns -|- Shawn
Hall's Nevada Ghost Town website -|- Ghost
Towns and Mining Sites of Nevada -|-Historic
California
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