Cactus Springs, Nye County, Nevada

Cactus Springs, Nevada
Ghost Town
Cactus Springs, Nevada
Coordinates: 37°32′09″N 116°52′58″W / 37.53583°N 116.88278°W / 37.53583; -116.88278
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

  1. "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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