Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Pine Grove, Nevada c1880 and 2020. An estimated $8 Million in Bullion was mined from the area. At one time the town was a supply center for the region. The town lasted only 60 years before it was abandoned by the 1930s. ... VIEW POST

I spent the weekend following the V&T Railroad to six 160 year old mills on the Carson River. The train transported ore from Virginia City and dropped it down chutes at each mill. If you have followed me for a while, you won't be surprised the highlight of my day was exploring inside the Yerington Smelter. Richard and Lewis, you would be proud of me for driving the steep ... VIEW POST

Pine Grove hotel c1895 and 2020. Pine Grove had 3 hotels, 5 saloons and a dance hall. The hotel pictured above originally had 2 stories. It has a large open area upstairs which could have been a dance hall or restaurant. The bottom level has been filled in likely by flash flooding. ... VIEW POST

Copper was discovered on the east side of the Singatse Ranch in 1883. Mining claims that would eventually become the Bluestone Mine were patented later that year, one of the oldest mineral patents in the US. The Mason Valley-Yerington Mining District was formed and the Bluestone was the first mine in the district. Copper is the primary mineral, with additional commodities of gypsum, silver ... VIEW POST

Pine Grove School, c1895 and 2020. The schoolhouse had 1 exterior door leading to an antechamber. From there 2 interior doors opened into the one school room. During the time many schoolhouses had 2 doors, 1 for boys and 1 for girls, even through they went into a single room. (Historic photo credit: UNR Libraries) ... VIEW POST