In a Northern Nevada boomtown, under several layers of parking lot pavement and earth, archaeologists found bits and pieces of what was once a popular saloon — a place known to Mark Twain, who worked ...

From trading posts to mining towns, Nevada's oldest towns emerged during the Gold Rush, as more people headed to the Western United States to settle and seek their fortune. Here's a look at the five ...

It’s a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town tucked among the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert. The landscape is vast and rugged, a mishmash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes, swaths of ...

Why are many drawn to old mining towns? Likely for a mix of reasons, including historic and cultural ones. And because these places make visitors feel as though they’ve entered a time capsule. Mining ...

On Dec. 3, the Fairfield Bay Rotary Club welcomed guest speaker Tom Tangen, who shared stories and history about an old Montana gold mining town called Zortman and the mining process used there. The ...