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Amragosa Valley >
Abandoned Machine Yard
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created by Sparta
on 8/8/2004 7:01 AM
last modified by Sparta
on 8/8/2004 8:51 PM
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Driving North on U.S. 95 you will see this place to the west. There is an abandoned building on the front right side, and another brick building to the far left. As far as I could tell, none of the machines are in use.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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rust
Unsafe flooring- if you're going to climb
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Big machines all over the yard. They all look the same, but each one has different features. There is also an abandoned/torn down building in the front, which may or may not be part of the yard.
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All you really need is a car to take you there and a camera if you want to take pictures.
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Amargosa became a fairly important stop on the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad. Originally a temporary site used while tracks were being laid westward toward Rhyolite and Beatty, it became permanent as strikes at Johnnie created the need for a station. The siding was called Johnnie Station until late 1901 when a post office was established and name Amargosa. The post office closed in 1902. Another post office opened three miles west of Rhyolite in 1904. By that time, there were a few buildings at Amargosa including a store, hotel, restaurant, and a blacksmith shop. A daily stage to Johnnie was created and Amargosa became a vital supply depot for town. When the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad closed in 1907, Amargosa ceased to be the scene of much shipping activity. By June 1910 only the railroad agent and a merchant named Rathbone were left in the town. By 1915, the small town was completely abandoned. The only remnant of Amargosa is the large concrete foundation of the old station. The site is unrewarding.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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8 / 10 |
| Coolness |
7 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
8 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
ednothing on 7/5/2005 12:19 PM.
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on Jul 4 05 at 21:19, Sparta made this location public
on Aug 8 04 at 20:51, Sparta changed the main information
on Aug 8 04 at 9:44, Sparta updated a gallery picture
on Aug 8 04 at 7:26, Sparta made this location available
on Aug 8 04 at 7:26, Sparta updated a gallery picture
on Aug 8 04 at 7:26, Sparta updated a gallery picture
on Aug 8 04 at 7:26, Sparta updated a gallery picture
on Aug 8 04 at 7:26, Sparta updated a gallery picture
on Aug 8 04 at 7:25, Sparta updated a gallery picture
on Aug 8 04 at 7:25, Sparta updated a gallery picture
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