Pigeon Spring Mill is visible from Highway 266, east of Palmetto. A few travelers stop and visit the mill, but many don't realize the ghost town of Pigeon Spring is several miles past the ranch down a beautiful valley. Green Mountain Mining District Pigeon Spring was named for the rock dove found at the spring situated at the north end of Sylvania Mountains. In 1870, A prospector named ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Stan the Man!
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Saturday was an amazing 15 hour day lead by Stan Paher and trail guide, author Jerry Aaron. 11 modified Rubicons make for a fun trip! This was Stan's scouting trip for a class he teaches at the college. He kept us on a tight schedule so we didn't have much time at each site but we saw so many cool locations: Seven Troughs, Tunnel Camp, Mazuma, Rochester, ... VIEW POST
Over the Hill
I had to make a trip "over the hill" as we say in Northern Nevada. I can't imagine what emigrants would think of crossing the Sierras, a medical appointment, lunch of Vietnamese food, picking up take out for dinner and making it home in 7 hours. I stopped at Strawberry Valley and Sugar Loaf Houses, both stations on the Pony Express route. Apparently two quick stops is the magic number for my son, ... VIEW POST
Stewart’s Mill, Nevada
Historical gems dot Nevada's backroads, and an astute observer can spot history during their journey. Between Palmetto, Sylvania and Pigeon Springs on the way to Goldfield, we came across two such finds: Stewart's Mill and Medicine Rock. Lida Mining District In the early 1860s, Native Americans and prospectors from Mexico discovered gold thirty miles southwest of Goldfield in a small ... VIEW POST
Belfort, Boulder Flat & Star City, California: Sweetwater Sister Towns
Searching for history in little-known ghost towns can be like prospecting; you search and search and find little to no treasure. A glint of promise teases, yet the vein is shallow and quickly runs out. This was my search for the trio of towns on Mt. Patterson. The information I found was sparse and had little depth. The few nuggets I found commented that there was little known about the former ... VIEW POST
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