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Nevada State Route 375
State Route 375 (SR 375) is a State highway#United States, state highway in Nye County, Nevada, Nye and Lincoln County, Nevada, Lincoln counties in south-central Nevada, United States. The highway stretches from Nevada State Route 318, State Route 318 at Crystal Springs, Nevada, Crystal Springs northwest to U.S. Route 6 in Nevada, U.S. Route 6 (US 6) at Warm Springs, Nevada, Warm Springs. The route travels through mostly unoccupied desert terrain, with much of its alignment paralleling the northern edges of the Nellis Air Force Range. The road originally traversed through what is now the northern reaches of the air force range in the 1930s, when it was previously designated State Route 25A and later part of Nevada State Route 25, State Route 25. The top-secret Area 51 government base is near SR 375, and many travelers have reported Unidentified flying object, UFO observations and other strange alien activity along this road. Such stories prompted the state to officially designa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Springs, Nevada
Crystal Springs is a ghost town in the Pahranagat Valley region of Lincoln County, Nevada in the United States. The ghost town is located at the junction of State Route 318 and State Route 375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), just northwest of U.S. Route 93. It is a popular destination for passersby who want to visit the towns of Hiko and Rachel. The namesake of the ghost town, the Crystal Springs, lies nearby; it is a large group of marshes and springs along the White River. Crystal Springs provides irrigation for multiple nearby ranches and farms, some of which lie over 5 miles away from the springs. The ghost town is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 205 (Crystal Springs). History The earliest reported uses of the spring were by a Native American village. The springs provided water for people traveling the Mormon Trail. In 1865, Crystal Springs was the first area in Lincoln County where mining grade silver ore was discovered. This led to Crystal Springs becoming the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
