NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

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

Mason developed after the start of copper mining in the Singatse Ranch in 1906. A post office opened in 1906. It grew to include stores, a bank, a hotel, a school, and a hospital. It became a central shipping station for the mine and agriculture. The Bluestone Mine flourished, and in 1912, a rail spur connected the mine to the main N.C.B. main line. The mine shipped ore to Thompson for ... VIEW POST

Monoville, California was the first official "town" on the eastern slope of the Sierra. The town did not live long, but its legacy continued for its role in the founding of the most famous ghost town in California, Bodie. The ghost town of Monoville lives on in stories including a petrifying situation. Dog Town In 1857, German prospector Cord Norst and his wife Mary, a native American, set ... VIEW POST