Gold Point, Nevada

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Gold Point, Nevada is well preserved ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

It was founded in 1905 as Hornsilver, named after the silver mined there, and miners came to the area. In 1929 more gold was being mined than silver, and in an attempt to attract more people to the town its name was changed to Gold Point.

Ore production dropped and in 1964 the last mining company left and Gold Point became a ghost town. Since the 1970's, restoration and maintenance work has been carried out by residents, and Gold Point is now a tourist attraction with two museums.

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