NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

While not far off the highway, few have visited the ghost town of Montgomery City, California. The town is one of the earliest settlements in Mono County, yet short-lived. Stone walls of structures remain. History reveals a few gems about life and death in the town at the base of the White Mountains, including hoaxes, 6-shooters at court proceedings and a donkey knapping with "murderous ... VIEW POST

Ephraim "Yank" Clement owned Yanks Station on the Carson River Route. He provided services for travelers on the emigrant trail. When trains crossed the Sierra, traffic declined. Yank purchased 8 acres on the shore of Lake Tahoe at Tallac Point. Along with his wife Lydia, they build Tallac Point House. The resort could accommodate 40 guests and had a ballroom and campsites. Self-made ... VIEW POST

Above Truckee, visitors can walk the Donner train tunnels created over 155 years ago by Chinese laborers. With the rubble, they fitted together to create a 150-foot-tall retaining wall. Petroglyphs are at the base of the tunnels and wall. Transcontinental Railroad In the race to complete the Transcontinental Railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad built a line from Sacramento, California, ... VIEW POST

Roop was one of Nevada's original nine counties. Boundary disputes led to confusion about whether Susanville and Honey Lake were in California or Nevada. Tensions ran high and erupted in what might be one of the shortest wars ever, the four-Hour Sagebrush War. Early history of the northeastern Sierra Fur trappers first explored the northern edge of the eastern Sierra in the 1830s. They ... VIEW POST

For some time, I have wondered why you don't see many people visiting ghost towns in Washoe County north of Pyramid Lake. Nevada Expeditions and I decide to investigate. Northern Washoe County is remote and has few services, so we stayed in Cedarville, California. I noticed that northern Washoe County differs from the rest of the state. Some mining exists, but the region is more ranching. ... VIEW POST