Vanderbilt 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
Eureka County
Eureka County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 1,855, making it the second-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Eureka, Nevada, E ...
, in the western state of
Nevada
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, in the United States.
History
In 1870, Vanderbilt had 150 inhabitants, two
boarding houses and two
saloons, although 300 miners were employed in the mining district in those times.
In August 1871, the Post Office opened.
When Eureka had begun to boom, many people of Vanderbilt move there.
In 1872 a disaster has occurred in Vanderbilt: a fire destroyed the mill.
In 1880, only 25 people lived in Vanderbilt, in 1885 the post office was closed.
[ The Post Office was reopened as Geddes in March 1882 though it closed in June 1885. The few active mines had closed by 1887.
Now, the only vestiges of the town are mill ruins. Because the road to Vanderbilt is very treacherous, is very dangerous to reach the place.]
References
{{Eureka County, Nevada
Ghost towns in Nevada
Ghost towns in Eureka County, Nevada