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Three tables + Large Kitchen + Great Food = Lots of Carry-Outs!
I Decided Not to Linger for the Ranger-Conducted Fossil Presentation
How Long Before the “State of Arrested Decay” Surrenders to Father Time?
Informational Placards Are a Tremendous Asset on this Self-Guided Ghost Town Tour
… While Others Have Numerous Visual Portals
Some Buildings Are Secured …
Following the Gold Vein Was a Serpentine Adventure
Where One Finds Quartz, One MIGHT Find Gold
The Mine Tour Was Outstanding – Too Bad the Attraction Is So Remote
Outside the Park Office, Artifacts Help Tell the Story
For Those Over Five Feet in Height, Prepare to Stoop for Most of the Tour
… And Produce a Granular “Powder” from which the Minerals Can Be Extracted
Cams Raise the Heavy “Crushers” Which Rhythmically Fall onto the Large Ore-Laden Rocks …
Not Much Has Changed Since the Mill Ceased Operations
The Mining Exhibit Is Interesting and Includes Some Unique Artifacts
Printing from 3500 B.C. to Present – Mark Twain Neared Bankruptcy by Investing $250,000 in the Paige Typesetter in the 1880s
The Life of Mark Train Is Presented in a Timeline Format
Magnet – net + pie = Magpie; Can you solve the second?
Interesting Photographs, Drawings and Verbiage Are Nicely Presented
Here Resides a Comprehensive Set of History Lessons for the Inquisitive Traveler
The Building Itself Is a Worthy Stop
The Desk Used by Samuel Clemens During the Time Period Mark Twain Was Born
… As Well as Vintage Printing Equipment
Vintage Newspapers Are on Display …
The Comstock Cowboys Were Making a Bucket of Money at the Bucket of Blood Saloon
Slot Machines of the Day Were Comparatively Nondescript – These the Countertop Variety
This Assay Furnace Produced Temperatures Over 2000 Degrees Fahrenheit to Melt the Ores for Refining
Be Careful, Don’t Touch – The Curse Might Be Contagious!
Where Old Meets New – Note the Television, Top Left
Ponderosa Saloon & Mine Tour - Virginia City NV
Vintage, Well, Except the Bar Stools
Get Some Information and an Eyeful at the Same Time
Covered Plank Walkway and, Yes, Those Are Slot Machines Inside the Storefront on the Right – It’s Nevada!
Is This Old or What?
Very Interesting Architecture Abounds Away from the Business District
The First Responder Memorial Is, Appropriately, A Beam Recovered from the World Trade Center Basement on September 14, 2001
Definitely Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Memorial
The Memorial Is Located in a Remote, Quiet Area of the Busy Park
This 1835 Hand Pumper, Named After Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren, Gave Warren Engine Company No. 1 Its Name
This 1888 Hose Carriage, Built by the California Fire Apparatus Manufacturing Company of San Francisco CA, Carried 800-1000 Feet of Hose
This Antique Secretary Is One of a Handful of Interesting Artifacts
… And Her Natural History
A Handful of Exhibits Relate a Brief Snippet of Nevada’s History …
The Wall Border Has a Definite Nevada Theme
The Transom Window Appears as Tall as the Door – Note the Border
Interesting Architecture, But Definitely Not Photogenic
This 1959 Scimitar Could Be Driven as a Formal Sedan, as a Convertible or As a Town Car, With the Roof Partially Retracted
134118 The 1960 Flying Caduceus Reached Its Top Speed of 359.7 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats UT in 1963
… As Do Specialty Cars, This Ed Roth’s 1961 Beatnik Bandit
Racing Cars Receive Their Moment in the Spotlight …
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