NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

On Sunday, I traveled I-80 from Reno to Truckee to re-photograph sites for In the Shadow of the Sierra. I couldn't have asked for a better day; it was clear and sunny, and there was a nip of fall in the air. Along with Nevada Expeditions, we stopped at a few places, ending at Donner Pass. Farad Powerhouse At the turn of the century, Reno and Sparks were powered solely by four ... VIEW POST

Descendants of the Lane family, early settlers on the East Walker River, contacted me about their family's time in Nevada. They lived and had a mill at Cambridge. Their history is marked by the tragic loss of their 4-year-old son, Frankie. The mills and grave are private access, and the family kindly gave me permission, so @nevadaexpeditions and I headed out Sunday. Cambridge I went ... VIEW POST

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