Gold Center, Nevada
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Gold Center, Nevada was a short-lived early 20th-century mining town in Nye County that developed during the gold rush activity near Beatty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gold Center, Nevada canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former populated place
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ghost town ⓘ |
| category |
Former populated places in Nye County, Nevada
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Ghost towns in Nevada ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedDuring |
early 20th century
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gold rush near Beatty, Nevada ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature | desert environment ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Beatty, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhyolite, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity | gold mining ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | mining town ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
abandoned
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short-lived settlement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Old West mining era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amargosa Desert
NERFINISHED
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Nevada ⓘ Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States interior West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Beatty, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | gold ⓘ |
| near | Bullfrog Mining District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
decline in local gold mining activity
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exhaustion of profitable ore ⓘ |
| region | Southern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationServedBy |
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad
NERFINISHED
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Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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