Goldfield, Nevada The town in which it resides is all but dead. Few remain of what was once a thriving community, and the buildings that line the streets are marked with decay and disuse. Among the ...
MYSTERY WIRE — During its boom, the mining town of Goldfield was the largest city in Nevada. But when the ore ran out, so did most of the people. Today, a few hardy souls still live in Goldfield, and ...
GOLDFIELD, Nev.GOLDFIELD, Nev. — “Elizabeth? Are you there, Elizabeth?” Virginia Ridgway asks quietly as she walks slowly into Room 109 of the long-closed Goldfield Hotel. “I come with friends.” ...
The Goldfield Hotel is a monument to the mining boom in Central Nevada. Opened in 1908, it is an impressive brick building, and was opulent — plush carpet, thick leather chairs and 150 rooms, ...
A land rush is nothing new to Goldfield. The first land rush began almost two years after J. Butler, Tom Kendall, Harry Stimler and William Marsh located three gold claims in the Grandpa Mining ...
Goldfield, in Esmeralda County, is a small stop on Highway 95, almost half way between Reno and Las Vegas. In the early 20th century, Goldfield was one of the largest towns in Nevada. At its peak, ...
Location: Goldfield is 188 miles northwest of Las Vegas via Highway 95. GPS: 37°42’30 N, 117° 14’08 W Elevation: 5,689 feet (beats Denver) In brief: Goldfield came to life in the early 1900s after the ...