Nevada ghost towns

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collection of ghost towns cultural-historical geographic concept

Nevada ghost towns are abandoned or nearly abandoned historic mining settlements scattered across the state, preserved as remnants of its 19th- and early 20th-century boom-and-bust mining era.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collection of ghost towns ⓘ cultural-historical geographic concept ⓘ
associatedWith	Comstock Lode era ⓘ boom-and-bust mining cycles ⓘ
characteristicFeature	abandoned buildings ⓘ collapsed shafts and headframes ⓘ historic cemeteries ⓘ ruined mine works ⓘ wooden and stone commercial structures ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	illustrate settlement patterns in arid mining regions ⓘ represent Nevada mining heritage ⓘ
governedBy	Nevada state historic preservation laws ⓘ
hasPart	Aurora, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Belmont, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Berlin, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Berlin–Ichthyosaur area mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Bodie, Nevada (Nevada side of district) NERFINISHED ⓘ Candelaria, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Cherry Creek, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairview, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Frisco, Nevada (Nevada camp) NERFINISHED ⓘ Garnet, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Point, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldfield, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Ione, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolis, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Midas, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioche, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawhide, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhyolite, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Troughs, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Thomas, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscarora, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Tybo, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia City historic mining camps NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonder, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Nevada ⓘ
mainCauseOfAbandonment	decline in mineral prices ⓘ exhaustion of ore deposits ⓘ mine closures ⓘ railroad route changes ⓘ
mainEconomicBase	copper mining ⓘ gold mining ⓘ silver mining ⓘ
partOf	American West NERFINISHED ⓘ
risk	vandalism and artifact theft ⓘ weathering and structural collapse ⓘ
someSitesManagedBy	Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada State Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ
someSitesManagedBy	National Park Service (e.g., within Death Valley region on Nevada side) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	heritage tourism ⓘ historical research ⓘ photography and film locations ⓘ

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