All ghost towns offer a glimpse into Nevada’s past ... and within a few short years, Rhyolite—named after the area’s silica-rich volcanic rock—was flourishing. The bustling boomtown ...

In 1904, Rhyolite, Nevada, exploded onto the scene with the rush for gold, quickly drawing a population of over 5,000. The town exemplified ... haunted by mysterious ghost stories, urging tales ...

Driven out of Nevada Most ghost towns in Nevada — like Rhyolite, Belmont and Delamar — began as boomtowns, Green said. White settlers sought work mining in Nevada’s mountains and hills ...