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On Rhyolite Road, 0.8 miles north of Nevada Route 374, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Rhyolite Road, 1.8 miles north of Nevada Route 374, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Rhyolite Road, 1.1 miles north of Nevada Route 374, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Titus Canyon Road just west of Nevada Route 374, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Rhyolite Road, 1.4 miles north of Nevada Route 374, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Rhyolite Road, 1.4 miles north of Nevada Route 374, on the right when traveling north.
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