Ghost towns of Nevada
My oldest daughter was born in Elko Nevada, a small town that is supported by gold mining, cattle ranching and tourism. Elko was founded as a railroad town site in 1869 and has grown to be the biggest town in Elko County as well as the county seat. All four of my children spent some part of their childhood living in Elko and the surrounding areas. My favorite pastime while living there was to pack up the kids and go explore the numerous ghost towns that easily reached on an afternoon drive. Metropolis Nevada is a ghost town in Elko County, 12 miles northwest of Wells. Interestingly this ghost town was never a gold mining town, instead it was founded in 1910 by the Pacific Reclamation Company of New York. The vision was a booming metropolis were 7,500 people could live and support themselves by growing wheat. If you have ever been to Nevada you can see how I have a hard time understanding that vision in this high desert land. In the beginning the company hired ...