After visiting the museum you may want to see some of the ghost towns and older towns in the hills around Hawthorne. These pictures will give you an idea of what the county once looked like.
Gold was discovered in what was to become Aurora, Nevada in August of 1860. By May of 1861 Aurora had around 2,000 citizens. Sam Clemens almost struck it rich there before he moved to Virginia City and changed his name to Mark Twain.
Rawhide, Nevada
Rawhide was a fast growing gold camp in 1906 and soon had over 40 saloons, 30 hotels, 28 restaurants, 9 bakeries, 10 barbershops, 13 doctors, 4 hospitals, 3 banks, 9 lumberyards and 125 brokerage offices.
Candelaria, Nevada
The silver strike that led to Candelaria was made by a band of Spanish Prospectors in 1863. Be sure to see the Mission Bells from the early 1800's that are on display at the Mineral County Museum.
Lucky Boy, Nevada
Lucky Boy was a silver mining area in the hills only five miles south of Hawthorne. This photo is from the Edwin Box collection. Edwin Box was a local photographer in the early 1900's Many of which are on display at the Museum thanks to Tom Robinson a collector who found and developed the old negatives.
