There have been many photos floating around that show the empty streets of the Las Vegas Strip. While many are impressive photos, most are taken in the early morning when the streets are close to empty anyways. I wanted to correct that. These photos were taken around midnight on a[…]
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Steam Locomotive 93 of the Nevada Northern Railway Railway after having been robbed by bandits
Built in Pittsburgh in 1909, locomotive 93 was the last steam locomotive on the Nevada Northern Railway to retire from service. It was restored in 1993 only to be later severely damaged in 1995 by runaway railcars, but participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics on the Heber Valley Railroad after[…]
A small creek now, these rivulets flood very easily and as a result are responsible for the destruction of the mining town of Ward, NV. Today they are used by cattle for grazing and water.
The Ward Charcoal Ovens were created in 1876 to service the silver mine at Ward, Nevada and operated until 1879, creating the necessary 30-60 cords of charcoal (4-6 acres of woodland) per ton to smelter the silver. In 1883 a fire destroyed a third of the town, and most of[…]
To many of you, its just Halloween. To me, it means a little more. Happy 156th Birthday Nevada! This is an aerial view of the pass leading into Eldorado Canyon, NV, home of the Techatticup mine,