Charleston is a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
in
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.
Elko County is the fourth ...
,
Nevada
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, United States. It lies along the
Bruneau River
The Bruneau River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. tributary of the Snake River, in the U.S. states of Idaho and Nevada. It runs through a narrow canyon cut into ancient lava flows in south ...
just south of the
Mountain City and
Jarbidge Ranger District
Jarbidge is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. Located at the bottom of the Jarbidge River's canyon near the north end of the Jarbidge Mountains, it lies within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toi ...
s of the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is near the southwest edge of the
Jarbidge Wilderness
The Jarbidge Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County in northeastern Nevada, United States. It is contained within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
"Jarbi ...
.
History
The Charleston settlement was established in 1876 when gold was discovered in Seventy-Six Creek, at the southwestern base of
Copper Mountain. The camp was originally called Mardis, but was soon named Charleston after a local prospector, Tom Charles.
The settlement grew quickly, with the building of a hotel, saloons, schools, stores and an icehouse. By 1884, most mining operations had stopped.
A post office was established at Charleston in 1895, and remained in operation until 1951.
The camp revived in 1905, when the local mines started producing again. A five-stamp mill was built at the time. Another re-opening of the mines occurred during the period 1932 to 1937. The mines are now abandoned and the two remaining builds from the settlement are on private property.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in Nevada
Most ghost towns in Nevada in the United States of America are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those that weren't set up as mining camps were usually established as locations for mills, or supply points for ne ...
References
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{{Elko County, Nevada
Ghost towns in Nevada
Ghost towns in Elko County, Nevada