During Nevada’s mining boom in the early 1900’s this mining camp was one of the most famous and richest. Driving there may not be an option for visitors to the strip, the one way distance is around 200 miles through dry and rocky deserts. But that mining camp has an interesting history, besides just mining. Wyatt Earp, the famous gunslinger , was the sheriff for a while. Jack Dempsey was the bartender at the Mispah hotel.His nickname was “The Manassa Mauler”He would hit once and down they would go. Like a few other hotels, the Mispah is said to be haunted. Tonopah is not quite a ghost town yet, but it is teetering. The word Tonopah is from the southern Paiute language and indicates the presence of water. http://www.tonopahnevada.com

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