Me at Rhyolite Ghost Town

Viva Las Vegas!

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October 26th 2006
After Leaving Beatty I first visited the old "ghost town" of Ryholite. It had an abandoned school, train station and shops. They were all crumling apart, but photos showed that the village was bustling at one point. It was also absolutely freezing with a cold wind, but this was in the middle of the desert; it gets real cold at night in the desert. I then drove to Vegas, which was not as far ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more