Old Tonopah Cemetery
Tonopah, Nevada

With many headstones containing the cause of death, the Old Tonopah Cemetery makes for a gripping meander. Adjacent to The Clown Motel, the souls of the interred are rumored to haunt its rooms. And it is no wonder… some of the causes of death include suicide by dynamite, suicide by strychnine, being run over by a three-ton grain wagon, buried by rocks, mine explosions, a mine fire, to name a few. The many that claimed “Life Became a Burden” meant the deceased had committed suicide. To follow, a selection of some of the headstones.