{"id":11633,"date":"2025-01-15T20:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T01:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/?p=11633"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:54:13","slug":"rhyolite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/rhyolite\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhyolite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Places that you may never have heard of<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I’m a dyed in the wool traveler. In my travels I sometimes run across a place that bears a “funny” name – a place that has an unfamiliar moniker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not long ago after taking in the scenic wonders of Death Valley National Park I pointed the rental auto towards my destination: Las Vegas <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly thereafter I encountered one of the places with a strange name.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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I turned onto a side road and followed it a couple of miles to find a ghost town. Judging from the many weathered foundations here, Rhyolite must have been fairly active years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Overbury Bldg opened in 1905 housed offices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Rhyolite schoolhouse built about 1910 for 250 children<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Cook Bank was first occupied in 1907.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An artistic silhouette of miners at work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

When I returned home I spent a few minutes to find out the history of Rhyolite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rhyolite mineral is a volcanic substance containing quartz. About 1904 rhyolite was discovered in the area and a large number of prospectors moved to the area in hopes to strike it rich. When electricity came to Rhyolite a large mill was built to mine and process the ore. But the 1907 financial panic soon affected the town, businesses and residents. The mines and mill slowed production and workers left. By 1916 the town was effectively shut down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re interested you can visit this ghost town by driving from Las Vegas to Beatty, NV and then driving on NV-374 west about four miles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still Interested?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few more places that you may never have heard of –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argenta, Nevada<\/a>
Aragonite, Utah<\/a>
Beowawe, Nevada<\/a>
Dunphy, Nevada<\/a>
Jackpot, Nevada<\/a>
Mercury, Nevada<\/a>
Vedauwoo, Wyoming<\/a>
Wamsutter, Wyoming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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