Goldfield,
an unincorporated community, has been the county seat of Esmeralda
County, Nevada, United States since May 1, 1907. It is about 170 miles
southeast of Carson City, along U.S. Route 95. The population was 440
at the 2000 census, almost half of
the county's population, though for several years in the early 20th
century Goldfield was the largest town in Nevada. HOTEL - >
Goldfield
was a boomtown in the first decade of the 20th century due to the
discovery of gold — between 1903 and 1940, Goldfield's mines produced
more than $86 million. While a small permanent population remains in
Goldfield, it is largely a GHOST TOWN.
Gold exploration still continues in and around the town today.
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