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Historical Markers in Rhyolite, Nevada
Tonopah is the county seat for Nye County
Rhyolite is in Nye County
Nye County (74) ►
ADJACENT TO NYE COUNTY
Churchill County (41) ►
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Eureka County (21) ►
Lander County (23) ►
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Mineral County (14) ►
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Inyo County, California (134) ►
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ADJACENT TO NYE COUNTY
Churchill County (41) ►
Clark County (197) ►
Esmeralda County (23) ►
Eureka County (21) ►
Lander County (23) ►
Lincoln County (34) ►
Mineral County (14) ►
White Pine County (26) ►
Inyo County, California (134) ►
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1 ► Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Rhyolite —  |
| In 1904 Frank “Shorty” Harris and Ed Cross found green-colored, high grade gold ore. The resulting gold rush created the Bullfrog District. Its premier community was Rhyolite. Platted in 1905, it quickly grew into the largest city in . . . — — Map (db m159714) HM | |||
| 2 ► Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Rhyolite Train Depot — |
| In keeping with its prominence as a mining center, Rhyolite was serviced by three railroads: the Las Vegas & Tonopah, the Tonopah & Tidewater, and the Bullfrog-Goldfield. The Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad laid one mile of track per day, then . . . — — Map (db m195442) HM | |||
| 3 ► Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Rhyolite's District of Shadows — |
| Up the hill lies the financial and population core of Rhyolite, capital of Rhyoleind, and trade center for rhyoleir, the rare lighter-than-air mineral that gave the city its power, wealth and, some said, purpose. You'll see bottlehouses built . . . — — Map (db m159718) HM | |||
| 4 ► Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Titus Canyon Road — |
| This adventurous backcountry road, proclaimed in 1926 by one enthusiast "one of the grandest and most rugged drives on the American continent," is a legacy from the spectacular boom and bust of Leadfield, a mining town located along the way. The . . . — — Map (db m160078) HM | |||
| 5 ► Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Tom Kelly Bottle House — Rhyolite — |
| The Tom Kelly Bottle House is one of the few remaining examples of bottle house architecture in the United States. In Nevada, where wood is scarce and expensive, miners often built their houses with whatever was cheap and readily . . . — — Map (db m195690) HM | |||
| 6 ► Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Welcome to Rhyolite — Remember the past by exploring the present! — |
| Gold was discovered in this area in 1904. Several mining camps quickly grew around the discoveries. The town of Rhyolite was founded in 1905 and became the city of dreams; dreams of gold, prosperity, greed, and speculation. By 1906 . . . — — Map (db m159246) HM | |||