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Bibliography of the Histories of Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 152

Bibliography of the Histories of Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A History of Tonopah, Nevada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 225

A History of Tonopah, Nevada

"Tonopah, Nevada, lies within the Great Basin region, an immense arid to semiarid area of 400,000 square miles extending between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. The environments -- roughly parallel mountain ranges and long desert basins -- makes harsh demands on its inhabitants. This history of Tonopah, which begins with a look at the land and its early inhabitants -- the pre-Archaic and Archaic Indian populations and the Western Shoshone, then vividly describes the arrival of white explorers, the discovery of silver, and the boomtown days of the mining camp....The spirit of the old west, embodied in its inhabitants' sense of adventure and their love of personal freedom, still exists in Tonopah"--Bk. jacket.

The Nye County Brothel Wars
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 312

The Nye County Brothel Wars

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A History of Beatty, Nevada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 179

A History of Beatty, Nevada

"Of all the camps that appeared in the wake of the Rhyolite [mining] boom, the nearby community of Beatty was the only one to survive. Situated at the end of the Oasis Valley, Beatty had two assets the others lacked: plenty of water and easy accessibility....The changing role of mining in Beatty is traced as is tourism's steadily increasing importance. The history of Beatty is a story of hardworking, enterprising people building a community on America's desert frontier"--Bk. jacket.

Pahrump
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 77

Pahrump

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Round Mountain Mill and Tailings, Smoke Valley Operation, Nye County
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 378

Round Mountain Mill and Tailings, Smoke Valley Operation, Nye County

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1996
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A History of Amargosa Valley, Nevada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 126

A History of Amargosa Valley, Nevada

"The Amargosa Valley, about ninety miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada ... has been inhabited by many peoples since early times: archaic hunters and gathers, Western Shoshone and Southern Paiute Indians, white explorers and settlers, miners and present-day farmers and ranchers"--Bk jacket.

A History of Pahrump, Nevada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 170

A History of Pahrump, Nevada

Pahrump, Nevada, located west of Las Vegas has..."sustained a number and variety of cultures: prehistoric hunters and gatherers, the Southern Paiute, and finally white settlers who came in search of opportunity in the last half of the nineteenth century"--Bk jacket.

High Roller
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 210

High Roller

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Preserving the Glory Days
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 330

Preserving the Glory Days

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1999
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Nye County is Nevada's largest and least populated county, but it is also the site of many of the state's most colorful ghost towns and mining camps. The county's economy throughout its history has been largely based on its mines--first, exploiting veins of gold and silver, and more recently deposits of raw materials for modern industry, such as molybdenum and barite. It was here that famous boomtowns like Tonopah and Rhyolite sprang up after the discovery of nearby lodes brought in rushes of prospectors and the merchants who supported them. But the county includes many smaller, shorter-lived camps and numerous abandoned stagecoach and railroad stops associated with defunct mining operations.This book offers a lively, informative record of Nevada's isolated interior. Hall first published a guide to Nye County's ghost towns in 1981. Since then, he has continued his research into the county's past and has uncovered much new information and corrected some errors. To prepare this revised and greatly expanded edition, he revisited all 175 sites recorded earlier and has added more than 20 previously unlisted sites.