Rhyolite - the ghost town

 Was once a boom town.

In 1907 the population was 5,000-8,000.

There were 18 grocery stores, 50 saloons, 19 lodging houses, 6 barbers,

4 bakeries, 35 gaming tables, 8 doctors and 3 railroads.

This could be the train station as there is a caboose behind it.

 There were no tracks so we're not really sure.

But it's cool all the same.

There were no mention of banks in the summary

 on the Welcome sign but this appears to have been a bank.

Maybe.

 Or a jewelry store.

There wasn't a chockfull of information around the ruins.

 This is the school because there was a sign.

The foundation of miners union hall is all that remains and I

know that because there was a sign marking its location.

The town was founded when a few prospectors found gold in them thar hills

and when the mine failed so did the town.

It is in the middle of nowhere, after all.

 Above that house actually looks pretty good for its years and

it is made of bottles.

A lot of bottles.

And that is a bedroom window and inside it appears to be

very girly looking furniture.

Very interesting history and remains.

Some of the structures were relocated to other towns

and some were torn down for the materials.

All that's left of this poor truck is the shell.

This ghost town was a cool find on the way to Death Valley.