Vya, Nevada
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Vya, Nevada is a small ghost town located in Washoe County, in northwestern Nevada, 10 plus miles east of the California state line. Not much remains of the town, which may have died in the 1920s, but two wooden buildings can still be seen--the Vya Post Office and Library. It is a very, very scariest and loneliest place.
This area has since been developed into the Old Yella Dog Ranch, a working guest ranch.
In the winter of 1993, Jim Stolpa and his family became snowbound in Northern Nevada. After an almost 30 hour, 50 mile walk, Stolpa was found near Vya. The Stolpa's ordeal was made into a movie, "Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story."
[edit] References
- Vya, Nevada on ghosttowns.com
- Stienstra, Tom (2006-12-10), “Maps, directions no guarantee of a safe journey”, San Francisco Chronicle: D-13, <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/10/SPGGDMSM241.DTL>
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