5 Ghost Towns And What Happened to Each (50 Pictures).

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Rhyolite, Nevada

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The town started in 1905 as a mining town for the surrounding hills.

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It peaked near 5000 people as it mined rich ore.

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The deposits were depleted as quickly as it rose, and by 1920 the town was abandoned.

 

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The town had everything very quickly, including electricity and running water. It was one of the fastest growing then one of the fastest declining towns in the US, as it sprang up and died in the span of 16 years.

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