travel united states nevada tonapah around the old mining town
Tonopah was once the "Queen of Silver Boom Towns" but is now little more than a crossroads on the road between Reno and Las Vegas.
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Bird's eye view, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2018.
Midtown Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2018.
The old Nye County Courthouse sits on a rise above the main street, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2018.
In 2009, the old Mixpah Hotel and Casino was for sale, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2009.
By 2018, the Mixpah Hotel had been reopened, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2018.
I've stayed at many a motel that was a joke... but not the Clown Motel, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2009.
This street sculpture in front of the Post Office represents "Big Bill Murphy," Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2009.
Murphy was the hero of the tragic Tonopah Belmont Mine fire in 1911.
He died going back and forth into the mine rescuing other miners.
These street sculptures represent Bill & Belle Butler who came to the area in 1909 to seek their fortune, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2009.
In 2009, the George A Bartlett house looked like it was going to be restored, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2009.
By 2018, after 9 years, the George A Bartlett house didn't seem to have changed, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2018.
The unusual Arthur Raycraft House, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2018.
Like many desert homes, you can't tell if this stone house is coming or going, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, 2009.
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