NEVADA: This Eerily Empty Mining Town is Slowly DYING. And HAUNTED
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The town matched up the caskets and headstones as well as they could and that is what is now in the cemetery next to the hotel.
The rest that couldnt be matched or were destroyed by the flood, are, apparently, still UNDER the Clown hotel, its parking lot and the highway passing by.
They made a second cemetery that is the one closer into town as the main place of rest after 1911 (or so.
Another shaking fact: Tonopaw has lots of earthquakes every day. Not to worry, as almost all are so minor as not to be felt, around 1. 2 on scale. Just seems odd that such a place would be shaken (albiet only recorded on seismographs) in the middle of the desert.
Date: 2024-01-28
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BrianRhodes9763
First, I would like to thank you for correctly saying Nevada! I grew up in Carson City, but lived in Las Vegas and my senior year of high school in Tonopah. I've spent the better part of my adulthood correcting the way people pronounce my home state.
While I was in school I worked as a busboy in the Tonopah Station restaurant, back then (1982-1983) it was called the Station House. The town was growing, do to the Anaconda mine and the Air Force was secretly building up the Tonopah Test site which later became the Tonopah Air Force Base where the F-117 Nighthawk was doing testing (that no one new about. I left Tonopah less than a week after I graduated in 1983 and joined the Navy. Thanks for the tour, it's been 30 years since I was last in Tonopah for my 10 year class reunion, It brings back some. Thanks for the video.
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First, I would like to thank you for correctly saying Nevada! I grew up in Carson City, but lived in Las Vegas and my senior year of high school in Tonopah. I've spent the better part of my adulthood correcting the way people pronounce my home state.
While I was in school I worked as a busboy in the Tonopah Station restaurant, back then (1982-1983) it was called the Station House. The town was growing, do to the Anaconda mine and the Air Force was secretly building up the Tonopah Test site which later became the Tonopah Air Force Base where the F-117 Nighthawk was doing testing (that no one new about. I left Tonopah less than a week after I graduated in 1983 and joined the Navy. Thanks for the tour, it's been 30 years since I was last in Tonopah for my 10 year class reunion, It brings back some. Thanks for the video.
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usa-by-car
despite being run down looks like a fairly nice town for some reason. very quiet, yet not quite isolated, with a local culture; maybe, feels like it would not be a bad place to live if you love this kind of nature/climate but want to remain urbanish.
strangely, the non-central parts somewhat reminds me a little of the mining regions of west Mongolia. I think it's the road quality, & the very boxy small haphazard houses with the impressive titanic remnants of industry on giant mounds of spoil in the background, and the way the town is really nestled between the rocky crags, not sure.
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despite being run down looks like a fairly nice town for some reason. very quiet, yet not quite isolated, with a local culture; maybe, feels like it would not be a bad place to live if you love this kind of nature/climate but want to remain urbanish.
strangely, the non-central parts somewhat reminds me a little of the mining regions of west Mongolia. I think it's the road quality, & the very boxy small haphazard houses with the impressive titanic remnants of industry on giant mounds of spoil in the background, and the way the town is really nestled between the rocky crags, not sure.
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dwood8277
Anyone who is a Charlie Chan fan might remember the movie Charlie Chan in Reno 1939. In that movie the sheriff who is working the same case as Charlie Chan is from Tonopah. At the end of the movie the exasperated sheriff says that he is going back to Tonopah to arrest a cattle rustler and he (the sheriff) was certain that he could make the case stick because the rustler was found under the cow. Love your videos
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Anyone who is a Charlie Chan fan might remember the movie Charlie Chan in Reno 1939. In that movie the sheriff who is working the same case as Charlie Chan is from Tonopah. At the end of the movie the exasperated sheriff says that he is going back to Tonopah to arrest a cattle rustler and he (the sheriff) was certain that he could make the case stick because the rustler was found under the cow. Love your videos
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garylivingston9052
You guys should do a piece on Wallace, Idaho. Old mining town where you can take a hike down into an old mine. There is an old brothel that you can tour also that is just the way that it was left when the fed's raided it back in the 1980's. Overall a really cool area with Coeur d'Alene, Idaho very close by. Watch out for the white power/skinhead culture that live up in the woods in the area.
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You guys should do a piece on Wallace, Idaho. Old mining town where you can take a hike down into an old mine. There is an old brothel that you can tour also that is just the way that it was left when the fed's raided it back in the 1980's. Overall a really cool area with Coeur d'Alene, Idaho very close by. Watch out for the white power/skinhead culture that live up in the woods in the area.
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stanmarcusgtv
the main street is busy because it's a major highway - looked on zillow and the dumps in this town are asking 3x the price of 3 years ago and there are just 3-4 homes on the market and only one is not a dump - it's an old manufactured home w/ a good view and they are asking over 300k - very high prices for a dying town w/ no real amenities
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the main street is busy because it's a major highway - looked on zillow and the dumps in this town are asking 3x the price of 3 years ago and there are just 3-4 homes on the market and only one is not a dump - it's an old manufactured home w/ a good view and they are asking over 300k - very high prices for a dying town w/ no real amenities
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caroler01
I love to road trip and come upon places with more questions than answers. I like the way you give statistics on cost of living and such. Some places are so beautiful and sad at the same time. As to the decaying buildings, I would rather see some of them torn down completely. But I guess whoever owns them has the final say.
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I love to road trip and come upon places with more questions than answers. I like the way you give statistics on cost of living and such. Some places are so beautiful and sad at the same time. As to the decaying buildings, I would rather see some of them torn down completely. But I guess whoever owns them has the final say.
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davidrussell8795
Interesting fire escape, only goes down 3 floors! Wheres the sliding ladder. thats always gets jammed!
I suppose the 3 rd floor stairwell would collapse if there's lots of ppl waiting for the firetruck ladder!
And theres quite a gap from the above fire escape stairs!
Only 3 for 5 floors!
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Interesting fire escape, only goes down 3 floors! Wheres the sliding ladder. thats always gets jammed!
I suppose the 3 rd floor stairwell would collapse if there's lots of ppl waiting for the firetruck ladder!
And theres quite a gap from the above fire escape stairs!
Only 3 for 5 floors!
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kevinhoward9341
I had a summer place in Tonopah when we lived in Las Vegas. We had some lots on Bridger and Prospect streets. just a block from the Mizpah Hotel. It was in the process of restoration and I knew a man that was a painter for the company doing the restoration. A very interesting town.
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I had a summer place in Tonopah when we lived in Las Vegas. We had some lots on Bridger and Prospect streets. just a block from the Mizpah Hotel. It was in the process of restoration and I knew a man that was a painter for the company doing the restoration. A very interesting town.
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JesseRayWilliams
Oh oh oh nice! The algorithm came in handy this time! My grandma used to live out their anyways they have mines that go hundreads of feet straight down out their. Turquoise rocks can be found out their amongst other minerals. I was in Beatty NV which is around the bend to Tonopah!
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Oh oh oh nice! The algorithm came in handy this time! My grandma used to live out their anyways they have mines that go hundreads of feet straight down out their. Turquoise rocks can be found out their amongst other minerals. I was in Beatty NV which is around the bend to Tonopah!
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ebrena1876
I like Nicole with you more often Hi Nicole love your vids they are all good, and so naturally done-thank you for all the extra effort you put into your vids and Joe you are funny some of the things you say. All great keep going. Maybe one day come to BC Canada, Vancouver Island BC
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I like Nicole with you more often Hi Nicole love your vids they are all good, and so naturally done-thank you for all the extra effort you put into your vids and Joe you are funny some of the things you say. All great keep going. Maybe one day come to BC Canada, Vancouver Island BC
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wahmonie
I wonder why all these murders and deaths in the Mizpah weren't covered in the newspapers of the day I've searched and searched through the early newspapers and didn't find any mention of these incidents. Could it be that all of this was invented to bring in tourists
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I wonder why all these murders and deaths in the Mizpah weren't covered in the newspapers of the day I've searched and searched through the early newspapers and didn't find any mention of these incidents. Could it be that all of this was invented to bring in tourists
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housesOTR
I love it there. We got stuck the when we crashed our trailer. The hardware store is fun and anytime we travel to Arizona, this is our main town to stay in. They have a special star gazing area behind the high school. A new hospital is supposed to be built there.
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I love it there. We got stuck the when we crashed our trailer. The hardware store is fun and anytime we travel to Arizona, this is our main town to stay in. They have a special star gazing area behind the high school. A new hospital is supposed to be built there.
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permculture
Eerily Empty Mining Town is Slowly DYING, the video is 36 minutes, but the first 20 minutes or so (more than 1/2) I end up on a Tour of Tonapah, an old hotel, an American-sized and priced dinner. Do you garner points for drawing things out with irrelevancies
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Eerily Empty Mining Town is Slowly DYING, the video is 36 minutes, but the first 20 minutes or so (more than 1/2) I end up on a Tour of Tonapah, an old hotel, an American-sized and priced dinner. Do you garner points for drawing things out with irrelevancies
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555rerun
So in 6 years the area went from a campground to a full bustling town with multi floor brick buildings in a time when it took 6 months to travel across country Oh yeah that definitely tracks lol.
That is a HUGE cemetery for 10 years in a small town.
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So in 6 years the area went from a campground to a full bustling town with multi floor brick buildings in a time when it took 6 months to travel across country Oh yeah that definitely tracks lol.
That is a HUGE cemetery for 10 years in a small town.
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javcala545
I am addicted to your videos. I am from spain-france, I spend some time lost in Utah years ago. I was scared wandering between towns but I have a very special memory. I had to jump some fences when getting lost. No phones then for me, just paper maps.
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I am addicted to your videos. I am from spain-france, I spend some time lost in Utah years ago. I was scared wandering between towns but I have a very special memory. I had to jump some fences when getting lost. No phones then for me, just paper maps.
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MrCard031584
If you saw the goldfield hotel 10 years ago you wouldnt even recognise it. It was dilapidated and unsafe. Its looking so nice now that they remodeled it. I hope it boosts the goldfield economy and not some rich comifornian investor.
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If you saw the goldfield hotel 10 years ago you wouldnt even recognise it. It was dilapidated and unsafe. Its looking so nice now that they remodeled it. I hope it boosts the goldfield economy and not some rich comifornian investor.
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LLS710
WHY didn't you show us the view out of that 4th story window You showed the room nicely, and I kept thinking, I don't care if it's boring, PLEASE show us Tonopah from your hotel room window. Nice job driving around taking your time.
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WHY didn't you show us the view out of that 4th story window You showed the room nicely, and I kept thinking, I don't care if it's boring, PLEASE show us Tonopah from your hotel room window. Nice job driving around taking your time.
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shoestring1964
$147. 00 for dinner, that Steak-let she had was Pathetic, it was an appetizer. I would have sent it back, or told them bring me the rest of it. would have never paid $36. 00 for a piece of meat the size of a cruton.
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$147. 00 for dinner, that Steak-let she had was Pathetic, it was an appetizer. I would have sent it back, or told them bring me the rest of it. would have never paid $36. 00 for a piece of meat the size of a cruton.
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jennsturdivant5938
Hello Joe and Nic, I always enjoyed watching your vlogs. but oh My! that spooky sounds is very scary from 23: 10-22: 30 22: 10 you are right it says get out and the last word, I said get out.
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Hello Joe and Nic, I always enjoyed watching your vlogs. but oh My! that spooky sounds is very scary from 23: 10-22: 30 22: 10 you are right it says get out and the last word, I said get out.
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hoboonwheels9289
Cajun is people from eastern Canada exiled a century and a half ago, settled in Louisiana.
When long time family passes they can be buried in the old cemetery in my small city.
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Cajun is people from eastern Canada exiled a century and a half ago, settled in Louisiana.
When long time family passes they can be buried in the old cemetery in my small city.
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alan83251
Thanks for the tour of this interesting town! It's too bad the large stone and wood house at 27: 33 was abandoned and allowed to decay so much. That stone work is really nice.
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Thanks for the tour of this interesting town! It's too bad the large stone and wood house at 27: 33 was abandoned and allowed to decay so much. That stone work is really nice.
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alguterez9522
Large areas in Utah and Nevada are empty because of the nuclear fallout from the 1950's atomic bomb tests. People have been dying off little by little from unknown causes.
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Large areas in Utah and Nevada are empty because of the nuclear fallout from the 1950's atomic bomb tests. People have been dying off little by little from unknown causes.
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Joesfosterdogs
You have a GREAT narration voice. That hotel was amazing. loved the inside look. those dinner prices were outrageous however. Nic looks great as well. : ) Lucky man.
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You have a GREAT narration voice. That hotel was amazing. loved the inside look. those dinner prices were outrageous however. Nic looks great as well. : ) Lucky man.
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dropforgedrats2448
If you go from Southern Utah to Tonopah again, try the direct route, through Panaca, Caliente, and Rachel with a 10 mile detour through Pioche.
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If you go from Southern Utah to Tonopah again, try the direct route, through Panaca, Caliente, and Rachel with a 10 mile detour through Pioche.
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WeylandLabs
Scouting locations during a Zombie Apocalypse - Tonopah is a nice place 3rd place! Hawaii islands 2nd - But the winner would be Fairbanks Alaska!
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Scouting locations during a Zombie Apocalypse - Tonopah is a nice place 3rd place! Hawaii islands 2nd - But the winner would be Fairbanks Alaska!
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afshina
Thanks, Joe and Nic. This was very interesting and entertaining. I have driven through the place, but never stopped there. I will next time
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Thanks, Joe and Nic. This was very interesting and entertaining. I have driven through the place, but never stopped there. I will next time
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usa-by-car
I went to goldfield and me and some friends broke into the hotel at night through the sidewalk door basement and man that was a TRIP!
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I went to goldfield and me and some friends broke into the hotel at night through the sidewalk door basement and man that was a TRIP!
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bellgab
Good job on your presentations! You are inspiring me for a road trip (soon. So much of small town backwater America is disappearing,
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Good job on your presentations! You are inspiring me for a road trip (soon. So much of small town backwater America is disappearing,
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Fishingfool-kq5vq
Now go do some mucking and earn your money. Nothing here lived all over the area. As well ad most places you have been to.
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Now go do some mucking and earn your money. Nothing here lived all over the area. As well ad most places you have been to.
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garylivingston9052
Reminds me of driving through the Indian reservations out west here. All the distressed properties and junk everywhere.
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Reminds me of driving through the Indian reservations out west here. All the distressed properties and junk everywhere.
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garybryant6148
Outstanding video. However, I would seek a cheaper restaurant. Other than that, excellent video thank you for sharing.
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Outstanding video. However, I would seek a cheaper restaurant. Other than that, excellent video thank you for sharing.
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thomaslockwood8870
Ghost Adventures did an investigation on the clown motel. It was very active. One of their scariest episodes.
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Ghost Adventures did an investigation on the clown motel. It was very active. One of their scariest episodes.
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usa-by-car
Those of us that are Real Paranormal Investigators would Never investigate that hotel with their piped in fakeness
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Those of us that are Real Paranormal Investigators would Never investigate that hotel with their piped in fakeness
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