Logan, Nevada
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Logan, Nevada
, is a ghost town
located in the hills about 12 miles west of Hiko
. Logan had its brief existence as a mining camp when silver ore was discovered in 1865 just to the north of it in Silver Canyon on Mount Irish.
A very small spring of water called Logan Springs provided an essential resource for survival in such a harsh arid region.
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, is a ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
located in the hills about 12 miles west of Hiko
Hiko, Nevada
Hiko, Nevada, is a small, agrarian community of the Tonopah Basin on State Route 318 in Lincoln County, Nevada. At one time Hiko was the county seat, and a few hundred residents lived nearby, due largely to silver mines in the area...
. Logan had its brief existence as a mining camp when silver ore was discovered in 1865 just to the north of it in Silver Canyon on Mount Irish.
A very small spring of water called Logan Springs provided an essential resource for survival in such a harsh arid region.