Goldfield

"Little do most people know that the Esmeralda County Courthouse is one of the longest running courthouses in Nevada. It's also one of the most unique, dictating a tiny county with a population less than one thousand. Only in Nevada." -- June 2009

Along US 95 at the Esmeralda County Courthouse -- Goldfield

Esmeralda
37.707654, -117.233462

Original Date Visited: 7/14/08
Signed: Two original cut-out shields. Both lanes of US 95

These signs are extremely hidden upon entering Goldfield. See if you can spot them on your journey!

Street View

Here's what you'll see!

Here's an ode to one of the oldest markers in the system! This one has some of the nicest etching of any Stone marker. The stately Essy Courthouse! The massive megapolis of Goldfield, 1907 Look at the size of these crowds! 1908

Exact Description:
For a 20-year period prior to 1900 the mining in Nevada fell into a slump that cast the entire state into a bleak depression and caused the loss of one-third of the population.

The picture brightened overnight following the spectacular strikes in Tonopah and, shortly afterwards, in Goldfield. Gold ore was discovered here in December, 1902, by two Nevada-born prospectors, Harry Stimler and Billy Marsh. From 1904 to 1918 Goldfield boomed furiously. The city had a railroad that connected into Las Vegas and a peak population of 20,000. Between 1903- 40 a total of $86,765,044 in metals was produced here.

The Goldfield Hotel

Of course, no talk of Goldfield would be complete without a mention of the Goldfield Hotel, right across the street from the Courthouse. This famous, four-story goliath was a luxurious stay in the desert, a place that only the most wealthy could afford and absolute proof of the town's almost endless wealth. The hotel was so massive that it was once the largest building west of the Mississippi River!

Check out my entire write-up on this fascinating building and its spooky inhabitants within.

The Goldfield Hotel

Goldfield Town Tour

COVERED IN US 95 ROAD TRIP

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Goldfield (Western Mining History) Goldfield (Finding Nevada Wild) Goldfield (Nevada Expeditions)

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