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Encyclopedia > Aurora, Nevada

Aurora, Nevada is a ghost town located in western central Nevada approximately three miles from the California border. The town was founded in 1860, and at one point had a population of around 10,000. Aurora's mines produced $27 million worth of gold by 1869. The town was governed by both California and Nevada until it was discovered that the town lay entirely in Nevada. Aurora is located in Mineral County about 22 miles southwest of the town of Hawthorne. State nickname: Silver State, Battle Born State (official) Other U.S. States Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Governor Kenny Guinn (R) Senators Harry Reid (D) John Ensign (R) Official languages None Area 286,367 km² (7th)  - Land 284,396 km²  - Water 1,971 km² (0. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Mineral County is the name of several counties in the United States: Mineral County, Colorado Mineral County, Montana Mineral County, Nevada Mineral County, West Virginia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


References

  • ghostowns.com - [1]
  • Nevada Atlas and Gazetteer, 2001, pg. 51

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Aurora - Nevada Ghost Town (656 words)
One of the greatest ghost towns in Nevada although there is not much left to see.
For years the town was governed by both California and Nevada until it was finally determined the town was 3 miles inside the Nevada border.
Aurora's problem began a year before the murder and had to do with a dispute between two mining companies.
Eastern California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (298 words)
It generally refers to the strip of California to the east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada, or to the easternmost counties of California:
Because it is generally in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada or the Transverse Ranges, the climate is extremely dry and can be considered a desert.
The town of Aurora, Nevada was temporarily the county seat of both Mono County, California and Esmeralda County, Nevada.
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