Loneliest Road - Part 3 - Austin, Nevada Photo Gallery by Paula Krugerud at pbase.com

Loneliest Road - Part 3 - Austin, Nevada

Sometimes unusual incidents are the reason good things happen.
Such is the case with Austin. The town was actually discovered
in 1862 by a horse belonging to a W. H. Talbott.

The horse accidently kicked up a piece of quartz
containing gold and silver. Talbott sent the piece to Virginia City for assay.

Word got out when he staked out a claim
and the silver rush was on. One year later, 10,000 people occupied the town.
145 years later the town boasts a population of around 200.

Lander County Court House - 1871	St. Augustine Catholic Church - 1866	Glorious gobs of lilacs!	Brick chimneys
Search & Rescue	Church steeple	The Reveille	Dated Records
Prison cells	Doing time	Gridley Store	Church organ
King James Version	Keeping the books	Episcopal Church of Austin	Ornamental doorhandle
The key to a great song	Grand old building	Bill - keeping watch	Bill #2
Bill - bold	Sanctuary	Sammy - shy	Sammy's perch
The Window	Light from above	Sammy - shy	Stokes Castle
Stokes Castle in evening light	The remains of Stokes Castle	The Bell Chimes

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