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Telluride, Nevada
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 Telluride, Nevada
Location in Nevada
Telluride, Nevada
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lander |
| Elevation | 5,745 ft (1,751 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Telluride is a ghost town in Lander County, state of Nevada in the United States.
History
A miner camp was founded in the area in 1875, due to the find of the Dollar Mine. The mine was located in a height of 7,500 feet (2,300 m) and it was a great problem for the transport of the extracted ore in the area. Although in the site there were stores of several business and a saloon, the problem was the height of the site that blocked any future perspectives for Telluride. The mine was closed in 1912 and people had abandoned the site. More a ghost town was born in Nevada. There were recent miner activity in the area and the only remains of the old site are scant ruins.
- Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns and Historic Sites of Eureka, Lander and White Pines counties / Por Shawn Hall. - Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1994
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