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Rhyolite, Nevada
Historical Mining Boomtown

Rhyolite was another Gold Rush Boomtown.Β  It’s quick rise was short-lived, however–the Panic of 1907 rocked Rhyolite and it never recovered.Β  Its mine closed in 1911 and the town officially died in 1916.Β  Now it has some new life as the recipient of various art installations including Albert Szukalski’s Last Read more…