Telluride, Nevada
| Telluride, Nevada | |
|---|---|
| ghost town | |
  Telluride, Nevada Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′39″N 117°11′12″W / 40.56083°N 117.18667°WCoordinates: 40°33′39″N 117°11′12″W / 40.56083°N 117.18667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lander |
| Elevation | 7,500 ft (2,300 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Telluride is a ghost town in Lander County, state of Nevada in the United States.
History
A miner camp was founded in the area in 1875, due to the find of the Dollar Mine. The mine was located in a height of 7,500 feet (2,300 m) and it was a great problem for the transport of the extracted ore in the area.[1]Although in the site there were stores of several business and a saloon, the problem was the height of the site that blocked any future perspectives for Telluride. The mine was closed in 1912 and people had abandoned the site. More a ghost town was born in Nevada. There were recent miner activity in the area and the only remains of the old site are scant ruins.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Telluride, Nevada". Ghosttowns.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
Bibliography
- Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns and Historic Sites of Eureka, Lander and White Pines counties / Por Shawn Hall. - Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1994
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