Cactus Springs, Nye County, Nevada
This article is about the ghost town. For the town in Clark County, see Cactus Springs, Clark County, Nevada.
| Cactus Springs, Nevada | |
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| Ghost Town | |
  Cactus Springs, Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′09″N 116°52′58″W / 37.53583°N 116.88278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Nye |
Cactus Springs is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is currently within the boundaries of the Nellis Air Force Range.[1]
Activity began in 1901 with the discovery of turquoise on Cactus Peak. Silver was discovered nearby in 1904, and by 1910 the Lincoln Gold Mining Company had constructed a small camp near its holdings called Camp Rockefeller.
Activity in the Cactus Range ended by 1935 and the camp never had a population greater than approximately 50 persons.
Notes
- ↑ "CACTUS SPRINGS". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
References
Preserving the Glory Days, Shawn Hall: University of Nevada Press, Reno, 1981. http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/cactussprings.htm
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