Gold Point

Known originally as Lime Point, this area was first settled about 1880, and the early camp was abandoned by 1882. In March 1908, a silver strike brought a new camp called Hornsilver into existence, and for about a year it flourished with about 800 residents, at least 11 saloons, a post office, telephone service, and a newspaper. Most of the businesses closed the following year. After a number of small booms and busts, the town was renamed Gold Point in 1932. Two local residents, Harry DeVotie and Harry Wiley, eventually served in the Nevada State Senate, and Wiley's wife, Ora Mae, served as postmistress from 1942 until 1967. The post office closed in 1968, and in 1979 Herb Robbins began stabilization of the town.

Goldfield, Nevada · United States