NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

The ghost town of Logan City sits at the base of Mt. Irish between Hiko and Rachel. While looking for aliens on the infamous Extraterrestrial Highway, you can get off the beaten path and explore Nevada's early heritage. Logan City lasted only a short time before being abandoned, but it played a critical role in the development of silver mining in southern Nevada. The first Governor of Nevada ... VIEW POST

Located outside of Rachel, Nevada, is the old mining town of Crescent City. Little is known about the short-lived mill and surrounding mines, List and Rosey. The 150-year-old smelter stack, rock and log cabin make it a spectacular ghost town to visit. Crescent Mill In 1865, prospectors from Panacker City, Utah, discovered ore containing silver in the Pahranagat District. They briefly ... VIEW POST

Las Vegas may be known as "Sin City," but it is not Nevada's original town of ill repute. Sin cities once dotted Nevada. While company towns provided miners with basic needs, the outlying settlements filled those needs the companies considered less than moral. Three of these sin towns formed outside the company town of McGill. While the two never grew beyond their original purpose, Steptoe City ... VIEW POST

When people find out I visit ghost towns, they assume I spend a lot of time at Bodie. I can't tell you the last time I visited, other than just driving through to other destinations. There is so much to explore beyond Bodie (a little foreshadowing; I have thought about this for my next book). Don't get me wrong, nothing compares to Bodie. It is a fully intact ghost town, frozen in time. It is ... VIEW POST

I present at Dangberg Home Ranch Historical Park in Minden on Saturday, the 10th, from 10 to 11 a.m. The title is Nevada Ghost Towns, but I am working on an entirely new presentation: Best Ghost Town Trips from Carson Valley. (This also works well for Carson City and Reno). I will be presenting my favorite day trips; these are what I suggest when friends and family want to explore. My ... VIEW POST