united states nevada tonopah tonopah historic mining park
The Tonopah Historic Mining Park was once a silver mine and is now a "ghost town" museum which we had entirely to ourselves on a clear brisk morning in October of 2005.
One of the great charms of the museum is that it is not over-developed... there are just enough signs and reconstructions
to relay necessary information... their is a distinct feeling that the miners just got up and left one day...
leaving their equipment where it lay.
The engineer in me has a real love for old machinery, wonderfully simple and practical constructs of wood and steel...
The clean air and blue skies of Nevada make every abandoned piece of equipment a work of art.
LINK TO WEBSITE FOR TONOPAH HISTORIC MINING PARK
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON TONOPAH
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON NEVADA
TRAVEL: 2005,
This location has earned an over-all three-and-a-half stars (good+) rating from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
***1/2
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Overview of the site, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Processing building and me posing for the mandatory photo, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Old mining derrick, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Sign describing "Stopes," Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Stopes, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Detail of rail tressle, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Old piece of mechanical equipment, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Various mechanical equipment, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Old wagon and detail, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Wagon details, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Old car, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Big shovel, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
Samples of mineral ores, Tonopah Historic Mining Park, Tonopah, Nevada, 2005.
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