Tonopah
![[15]](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark%20Photos/ny/shl15.jpg)
| Tonopah |
38.06702, -117.22957"If only Jim Butler knew what he was creating. Tonopah sets the stage, not just for silver, but an unrelenting pride for Nevada. He would be proud." -- Journal Entry, March 2008
Along (Main Street) US 6/95 in Tonopah.
* Look for a small patch of grass two blocks south of the Mizpah Hotel*
Original Date Visited: 3/20/08
Signed: No
![[15] Marker 15](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark Photos/ny/15-1.jpg "[15] Marker 15")
![[15] Find Marker 15 a few blocks south of the Mizpah Hotel](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark Photos/ny/15-2.jpg "[15] Find Marker 15 a few blocks south of the Mizpah Hotel")
![[15] Starkly beautiful vistas of Tonopah](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark Photos/ny/tonopah-view.jpg "[15] Starkly beautiful vistas of Tonopah")
![[15] A rich mining legacy lives in Tonopah](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark Photos/ny/reveille-bw.jpg "[15] A rich mining legacy lives in Tonopah")
Exact Description:
Jim Butler, a rancher from Belmont, was tracking his strayed burro when he made the discovery on May 19, 1900, that set off the stampede to Tonopah. Thus began a wild mining boom in Nevada that ended a 20-year slump. Tonopah soon became the most important gold-silver producer in the nation. It replaced aging Belmont as county seat in 1904, had railroads, several huge mills and a bustling population of thousands.
The mines faltered in the 20's, but Tonopah has achieved permanent fame for the many prominent Nevada leaders it produced and for the brilliant cluster of nearby mining districts it brought into being.
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