| Monitor Valley, Nevada
February 21, 1982
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and EAST BELMONT .... Vern was working in Nye County for three months to supervise the cutting over to newly constructed cable plant for Nevada Telephone and Telegraph Co. On this sunday he took a drive way north of Tonopah and this chimney caught his eye. View a very good show about this GHOST TOWN He continued north and almost got stuck in MEADOW CANYON Further north he found DIANA'S PUNCH BOWL |
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Belmont, Nevada is a present
day ghost town located in modern day Nye County, Nevada. During the
1870s it was known as a major mining boomtown where there was gold. At
one point there was a report to have a population of 15,000. Like many
ghost towns this one lasted for a short time before people moved to Potts which is a modern day ghost town. Photo at
right is an 1871 image. The
town of Belmont was established following a silver strike in 1865.
Located in northern Nye County. |
 The tiny town features the state-protected Belmont Courthouse. Built in 1876, the Belmont Courthouse was the seat of Nye County government until 1905 when it was moved to Tonopah. |
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