Nevada Total Ghosts

Mineral County, West of U.S. Highway 95

some pictures of places with no apparent inhabitants

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Stamp Mill. Aurora, Mineral County, Nevada. Aurora was the county seat for Mono County, California until they noticed they were in Nevada. The entire town was stolen in the early 1950's by brick thiefs. August 1996



Basalt

Ruins, Basalt, Mineral County, Nevada. Near junction of Highway 6 and State route 360. This town became a total ghost relatively recently. October 1996



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Candelaria, Mineral County, Nevada. This is a total ghost town, except for the large open pit gold mine that surrounds the townsite. May 1997



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Candelaria, Mineral County, Nevada. May 1997



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Stone cabin built into hillside. Fletcher, Mineral County, Nevada. Stage stop between Aurora and Hawthorne. Nice spring here. August 1996



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