Empire

Empire, Nevada is located 6 miles south of Gerlach. The gypsum mine at Empire closed in 2011.

Thornton states that James Raser discovered gypsum at what later became Empire.

Links

• Gerlach-Empire, Nevada (Wikipedia)
• Empire, Nevada (Wikipedia)
• Image of Welcome to Nowhere sign
• Empire airport (1A8) diagram

File:Empire Airport (1A8) diagram, NV DOT 2003.gif

Image:Empire Airport (1A8) diagram, NV DOT 2003.gif

Empire airport (1A8) diagram:

References

• Clarence. J. Thornton, "Ch. 3: Ranch Life in Northern Nevada and Eastern California," University of Nevada Oral History Project.

See Also

• Empire Tramway (Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Summer 1973)

Images =

• Images of the Empire Mine, p94-02/40, 41, 42, 43, Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries.