Nye County

The Story of “Big” Bill Murphy Tonopah, Nevada – 23 February 1911 In the early morning of February 23 1911, fire broke out at level 1,666 deep within the Belmont Mine. With no time to spare a 28-year-old cage operator named Bill Murphy descended in the mine cage — twice Read more…

By abbalogh, 2 yearsMay 11, 2023 ago

Architecture

U.S. Post Office, Tonopah Nevada

Main Post Office, Tonopah Nevada Built in 1941, the downtown post office on Main Street in Tonopah, Nevada opened for business on the fateful date of December 7, 1941, the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor. The architecture of the Tonopah post office is a 20th century style Read more…

By abbalogh, 2 yearsApril 28, 2023 ago

Main Street

Belmont Mine Fire

Architecture

U.S. Post Office, Tonopah Nevada